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2016 Public Policy Colloquium

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Mike Molnar

products Impact Goals • Enhanced energy productivity • Reduced life cycle energy consumption • Increased domestic production capacity • Job growth and economic development 5) Balanced Portfolio of ProjectsFrom Technology Roadmaps and Strategic Investment Plan, Each Institute managesa balanced portfolio of real projects for Industry Activity Result • Strengthen infrastructure capacity:1. First Projects - Materials and processing - Modeling and simulationIdentified in proposal to DOE

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2016 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Lowell Ungar

22Agency Actions• Clean Power Plan• Appliance and equipment standards• Heavy-duty vehicle standards• Housing financeThank you!Lowell UngarAmerican Council for an Energy-Efficient EconomyPhone: (202) 507-4759Email: LUngar@aceee.orgWebsite: www.aceee.org 24Electric Program Savings Potential Miscellaneous plug loads 3.4% Conservation voltage reduction 2.1% New construction programs 1.9% Comprehensive commercial retrofits 1.7% Smart manufacturing 1.6% Residential air conditioners and heat pumps 1.5% Combined heat

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2016 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Jim Garrett; Amr Elnashai

industry demand; • and/or increasing the supply will directly increase the innovation level in the economy; • and/or increases in the number of scientists and engineers in other countries will put the United States at a competitive disadvantage.• Each argument has the same intuitive appeal as that of motherhood and apple pie yet, when looking at the evidence, we find each of these arguments lacks empirical support. Hal Salzman Sociologist at the E.J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.Sample of Arguments for Risks• There are more than 5 million native-born Americans with an UG degree in STEM, but not working in STEM with another 1.2 million degree holders not working at all. There are also 1.6 million