NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEECHAIR:Gary HartU.S. Senator (ret.)Wirth Chair, University of Colorado DenverCHAIRMAN EMERITUSRay AndersonFounder and Chairman of the Board, Interface Inc.MEMBERS:Scott BernsteinPresident, Center for Neighborhood TechnologyApril BucksbaumVice President, Baum FoundationBrian CastelliExecutive Vice President,Alliance to Save EnergyRoger ClarkAir and Energy Program Director,Grand Canyon TrustReid DetchonExecutive Director,Energy Future CoalitionDianne Dillon-RidgleyChair, Plains JusticeSeth FarbmanManaging Director,Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide;President, OgilvyEarthAmy FraenkelDirector,Regional Office for North America,United Nations Environment ProgrammeBoyd GibbonsFormer President,Johnson FoundationSherri GoodmanSenior Vice President,General Counsel & Corporate Secretary,Center for Naval AnalysisVan JonesSenior Research Fellow,Center for American ProgressL. Hunter LovinsPresident,Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc.Erin MeezanVice President – Sustainability,Interface, Inc.Jennifer MorganDirector,<strong>Climate</strong> and Energy ProgramWorld Resources InstituteMichael NorthropProgram Director for Sustainable Development,Rockefeller Brothers FundDavid OrrPaul Sears Distinguished Professor, EnvironmentalStudies and Politics, Oberlin CollegeJohn L. PetersenPresident, Arlington InstituteTom PetersonPresident and CEO,Center for <strong>Climate</strong> Strategies<strong>The</strong>odore Roosevelt IVManaging Director,Barclays CapitalLarry SchweigerPresident and CEO,National Wildlife FederationJames Gustave SpethFormer Dean,Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies;Professor of Law, Vermont Law SchoolJeremy SymonsSenior Vice President, Conservation and Education,National Wildlife FederationTerry TamminenCullman Senior Fellow and <strong>Climate</strong> Policy Director,New America FoundationHeidi VanGenderenSenior Energy Analyst,World Resources InstituteCarol WernerExecutive Director,Environmental and Energy Study InstitutePAST MEMBERSDr. D. James BakerFormer Administrator,National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWilliam C. KunklerExecutive Vice President – Operations, CC IndustriesAdmiral Richard H. Truly (ret.)Former Administrator of NASA;Former Director of the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory
CONTENTSFOREWORD ............................................................................... 1-2INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 3-7THE PRESIDENT AS CONVENER ............................................. 8-10IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY .............................................. 11-13USING THE POWER OF THE PURSE ...................................... 14-17BUILDING A NEW ENERGY ECONOMY ............................... 18-23CLEAN MOBILITY ................................................................. 24-27FRESH WATER RESOURCES ................................................... 28-31NEW VISION FOR AGRICULTURE ........................................ 32-33OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ............................ 34-36INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ................................... 37-39CONCLUSION ....................................................................... 40-43Appendix 1: WINGSPREAD PRINCIPLES ................................ 44-45Appendix 2: STATE OF THE CLIMATE MESSAGE .................... 46-49Appendix 3: ADMINISTRATION’S ENERGY ........................... 50-68& CLIMATE ACTIONS 2009-2010