At the summit the students will participate in mediation where they will represent the position of a particular stakeholder with a significant interest in this issue. Each student will be assigned a company or organization to research and represent in the student mediation sessions. Many of the stakeholders that the students are representing will come to the Summit to represent their group on the expert panel.

In order to prepare for this, each student will research the position of their stakeholder and write a 5-10 page paper outlining their stakeholder’s position in relation to the issues discussion topics listed on this website. These papers will be posted online in order for students to exchange information prior to the summit on the various stakeholder groups they represent. Student work can be viewed in the "view students research" section of the left hand menu.

Spefically students will address:

What should be done, and by whom, to bring about the changes necessary to significantly reduce the use of energy by the U.S. in buildings, transport and electricity that will lead to a considerable reduction in carbon emissions? Participants should consider three time frames: near-term (3-7 years), mid-term (10-20 years), and long term (up to 50 years). They should analyze the political, economic, social equity, environmental, technical and legal aspects of each.

Non Governmental Organizations:

1. Alliance for Affordable Energy
2. Alliance to Save Energy
3. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
4. Habitat for Humanity
5. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
6. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
7. Sierra Club
8. Union of Concerned Scientists

Public Sector:

1. City of Sacramento, CA
2. City of San Francisco, CA
3. City of Los Angeles, CA
4. California Public Service Commission
5. California Energy Commission
6. National Association of State Energy Officers (NASEO)
7. US Dept of Energy – Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE/EE-RE)
8. US Dept of Transportation – Advanced Vehicles Program
9. US EPA – Energy Star

Buildings Industry:

1. Andersen Windows
2. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
3. Johnson Controls
4. Philips Lighting
5. Toll Brothers
6. University of California
7. California State University
8. US Green Building Council

Transportation Industry:

1. American Petroleum Institute
2. Boeing
3. FedEx
4. Ford
5. General Motors
6. Shell
7. Toyota
8. Yamaha

Electricity Industry:

1. American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
2. Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
3. General Electric
4. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
5. Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
6. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
7. Southern California Edison