The Business Council for Sustainable Energy advocates for energy and environmental policies that promote markets for clean, efficient, and sustainable energy products and services.
Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership
BCSE is celebrating 30 years of impact in support of clean energy and energy efficiency growth. BCSE launched an anniversary campaign in 2022 that includes several activities:
- Recognizing leaders that have helped enact critical policy support for the clean energy transition
- Sharing best practices as part of a Solutions for a Net-Zero Economy Thought Leaders Interview Series
- Producing a new video that tells the story of BCSE’s three decades of leadership on behalf of clean energy and energy efficiency industries
BCSE’s History and Impact
The BCSE coalition has served as a resource to policymakers as they worked to enact federal policies and programs that have enabled the energy transition that we are bearing witness to today. Learn about BCSE’s history and the clean energy milestones BCSE has celebrated over the past 30 years.
Distinguished Leadership Awards
In recognition of each individual’s public service and contribution as a champion of clean energy and climate action, BCSE presented Distinguished Leadership Awards to the following recipients:
Members of Congress
U.S. Representative John Curtis
(R-UT-3)
U.S. Representative Bobby Rush
(D-IL-1)
Executive Branch
Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advisor
Trigg Talley, Director, Office of Global Change, U.S. State Department and Senior Advisor to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Congressional Staff
Bobby Andres, Senior Policy Adviser, Senate Committee on Finance, Majority Staff
Mary Martin, Chief Counsel, Energy and Environment, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Minority Staff
30th Anniversary Thought Leaders Interview Series
The Solutions for a Net-Zero Economy interview series promotes the leadership and innovation of clean energy businesses and the membership of BCSE. Featured speakers showcase the broad range of technologies available to achieve sustainability objectives and a net zero economy.
Solutions for the Net-Zero Economy Event Series
Throughout 2022, BCSE took its clean energy and energy efficiency solutions on the road with a series of events that tackles today’s most pressing challenges – from climate change to energy security – and how the coalition represents Solutions for a Net-Zero Economy.
At the Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh, PA, in September, BCSE hosted two side events discussing building decarbonization and community, engagement, respectively. Read about BCSE’s takeaways from the inaugural GCEAF conference.
In November, BCSE led a delegation to COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where the coalition hosted several panels, including official UNFCCC side events and an event at the U.S. Pavilion. Learn more about BCSE’s activities at COP 27.
BCSE also hosted its 2022 Annual Membership Meeting in October. Through member updates, an expert panel, and a line-up of speakers from Congress and the Biden Administration, members came together to discuss key policy priorities and learn about what’s next for the clean energy transition. The Annual Membership Meeting was followed by an evening reception celebrating BCSE’s 30th anniversary.
Future Climate Leaders Scholarship
BCSE has sponsored an Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) Future Climate Leaders Scholarship to foster the next generation of clean energy innovators. The scholarship awards up to $5,000 each academic year to an undergraduate student pursuing studies relevant to environmental, clean energy, and climate policy at a historically-Black college or university (HBCU) in the mid-Atlantic or southern region.
Market Trends & Factbook
The 2023 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook provides up-to-date, accurate market intelligence about the broad range of industries that are contributing to the country’s move toward cleaner energy production and more efficient energy usage.