The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a forum to address critical issues arising from ongoing growth and changes in the energy system to meet increasing energy demands and respond to climate change. The forum will provide a strategic, rapid response capability for grappling with the dynamic nature of energy system transitions and serve as a venue for independent, high-quality advising and consensus building on the future of energy in the United States. It will convene an interdisciplinary set of experts from the governmental, academic, industry, non-governmental, and civil society sectors who offer wide-ranging perspectives on technological opportunities, societal preferences, and policy options for energy transformation and decarbonization.

Topics to be addressed by the forum include, but are not limited to:

· Emerging issues related to development, deployment, and scaling of low-carbon technologies

· Localized impacts and opportunities for specific regions, industries, and communities

· Accelerating technology innovation and enhancing American competitiveness

· Synergies between decarbonization, sustainability, resilience, and economic prosperity

· Behavioral aspects of decarbonization policy and technology adoption

Forum activities will result in a range of products, including webinars, digital and print workshop summaries, and issue papers.