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History: If the global community of nations is to navigate a course between the Scylla of global warming and the Charybdis of increasingly tight energy markets, extraordinary amounts of clean and affordable energy will need to be developed and deployed.  Innovative laws and policies at all geographic and governmental levels will need to play an essential role in this process; and existing laws and policies will need to be substantially reconfigured.  What is needed is a long-term research effort to systematically analyze and improve the impact of laws and policies on the attainment of a sustainable energy future.  Colorado Law has responded to this challenge with EESI.   EESI serves as an enabling environment for teaching and research into the impact of laws and policies on the scientific, engineering, sociopolitical, and commercial dimensions of sustainable energy. In concert with the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law, the Natural Resources Law Center, the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program, and the Entrepreneurial Law Center, EESI continues Colorado Law tradition of superb scholarship and teaching. June 2007: Issue One: Page 5
Projects: Sustainable Energy in West Bengal, India  In collaboration with major academic, industry, and government partners in West Bengal, India, this project seeks to develop a replicable template for building innovative renewable energy ventures to support the needs of poor rural communities in developing economies. Sustainable Energy & Sri Lanka  In collaboration with several partners, EESI is assisting Sri Lanka in the creation of a strategic sustainable energy plan containing practicable measures to reduce Sri Lanka’s reliance on foreign oil and gas. National Focus Presidential Climate Action Project  EESI is part of a national initiative to develop a bold and decisive climate action plan for the next President of the United States. A comprehensive assessment of proposals for federal policy changes dealing with climate change has already been completed. Currently, EESI is analyzing the feasibility of using of Executive Orders and Executive Agreements to address the issue of climate change. Colorado-Specific Focus Research on GHG Emissions Markets and Private Firm Activities: Opportunities and Risks for Colorado  Pursuant to a grant from the Colorado General Assembly, EESI recently completed an analysis of emerging international and domestic markets in greenhouse gas emissions and activities by private firms to reduce such emissions, with particular focus on economic opportunities and risks for Colorado. The full report, as presented to the Colorado legislature, is available on the EESI Website. Colorado Energy Profile and Strategic Energy Plan House Bill-1203, recently signed by Governor Ritter (see Page 1) selects EESI to create a Colorado Energy Profile, which will provide detailed energy statistics, projections and analysis for Colorado focused on several different areas related to energy. The Profile will also contain a section devoted to assisting in the creation of a Colorado Strategic Energy Plan to serve as a blueprint for achieving a clean energy future for Colorado. See Projects, Page 6 http://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/GHG_Emissions_Report.htmhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/001/Page1.htmlhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/001/Page6.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2