The Program has developed a coordinated framework for managing its portfolio based on systematically investigating, evaluating, and down-selecting the most promising opportunities across a wide range of emerging technologies and technology readiness levels (TRLs). This approach is intended to support a diverse technological portfolio in applied research and development (R&D), while identifying the most promising targets for follow-on industrial-scale demonstration and deployment.

This report describes the outcomes of a large group workshop held in Utrecht, the Netherlands on 21 May 2011. The workshop aims to learn about Dutch citizens perspectives on climate change and low emission energy technologies and how these perspectives may change after re-ceiving and discussing objective information. This report presents participants environmental profile, stated beliefs, knowledge and attitudes, support for different energy technologies, and environmental behaviours and intentions, derived from questionnaire answers and observations during the day. The report also presents observed changes on the above over the course of the workshop. Whereas the report provides some conclusions and inferences throughout its sec-tions, the focus of the report is on presenting the observations. No overall conclusions are drawn.

Final report of the Foresight International Dimensions of Climate Change project. Identifies key threats and challenges to the UK that are likely to arise from the impacts of global climate change, and highlights where the UK can build on its strengths to respond. Sets out possible implications for UK policy in a world affected by climate change, so that the country remains competitive, secure and able to protect the wellbeing of the nation.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel efficient vehicle that meets their needs.

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Best Practices for Rail Transport of Fuel Ethanol
Renewable Fuels Association. 2009, 11 p.

This document presents general guidelines for the ethanol industry in an effort to promote improved regulatory compliance and to communicate many of the industry best practices for the continued safe transport of ethanol via rail. The information, though believed to be accurate at the time of publication, should not be considered as legal advice or as a substitute for developing specific company operating guidelines or reviewing the pertinent regulations individually.

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World energy and climate policy: 2009 assessment
World Energy Council (WEC),  2009, 194 p.

WEC believes that relentless improvement of government energy policies and industry practices are needed, and that this can lead to a material advancement in their capabilities to effectively handle these energy transitions. To enable this rapid change, WEC has launched a comprehensive, multi-year Assessment of Energy and Climate Policy, facilitated by the WEC’s unique structure of almost one hundred worldwide national committees.

This report encapsulates assessment results across 88 countries. Identified are top division country performers in energy policy effectiveness, overall and by major objectives, and many examples of country best practices. Countries are grouped into clusters dependent on whether they are energy importers or exporters and the level of income per capita.

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Five Alternatives that make more sense than offshore oil
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (US), 2009, 32 p.

Foreign oil currently fuels 55 percent of all transportation in the United States. As it struggles to reduce its dependence on foreign oil, the United States will have to completely rethink its energy policies. Instead of replacing imported oil with domestic oil, extracted at high environmental costs from new rigs offshore and across the western states, the country could opt for cleaner alternatives like higher fuel economy standards, hybrid-electric vehicles, plugin hybrids, cellulosic ethanol, and new commuting patterns. By decreasing demand rather than increasing supply, energy alternatives could reduce or eliminate the need to expand offshore oil production. This paper explores the economic and environmental costs of offshore oil and investigates a range of cleaner energy options.

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2010 Fuel Economy Guide
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA – US) and US Department of Energy (DOE), 2009, 28 p.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel efficient vehicle that meets their needs.

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Good Practices for Qualification of High Density Low Enriched Uranium Research Reactor Fuels
IAEA Nuclear Energy Series, 2009, 74 p.

The conversion of research and test reactors from the use of fuel containing highly enriched uranium (HEU) to fuel that employs low-enriched uranium (LEU) has become an important issue in many Member States. The IAEA has supported several projects and activities assisting in the reduction of the use of HEU. However, no comprehensive publication addressing the rationale of qualification of these fuels had yet been available. Developed in order to meet this need, the present publication provides good practices and points of reference for the type, quality and completeness of the information to be generated in order to ensure acceptable performance of high density LEU fuels to be used in research reactors. Furthermore, it elaborates on the development and qualification of high density fuels of the type used in most research and test reactors and assesses the different approaches to the qualification process.

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Forging the Climate Consensus: Oversight of the Greenhouse Gas Market
National Commission on Energy Policy, Oct. 7, 2009. 16 p.

Cap-and-trade programs are designed to reach an emissions target at the lowest possible cost. NCEP recommendations for greenhouse gas market oversight seek to maximize the benefits of a cap-and-trade program in terms of promoting innovation and cost savings, while minimizing opportunities for market manipulation and fraud.

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