State of green business in WisconsinPage 1 Green Economic Growth in Germany Green Energy Summit Milwaukee, WI 11 March 2011 John Imes, Executive Director.

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State of green business in WisconsinPage 1 Green Economic Growth in Germany Green Energy Summit Milwaukee, WI 11 March 2011 John Imes, Executive Director

State of green business in WisconsinPage 2 Do well by doing good ► About Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) ► Business as a powerful force for environmental good ► Wisconsin opportunity

State of green business in WisconsinPage 3 Delegation: Green Jobs in the New Germany

State of green business in WisconsinPage 4 A Germany-Wisconsin Exchange Program Opportunity to learn from the German experience in development of solar and biofuels power, high-speed rail, green manufacturing, green urban development and technical training. Berlin, Frankfurt & Munich

State of green business in WisconsinPage 5 Cutting-edge high speed rail stations, technology and systems Briefings by German National Railroad Senior Executives and behind- the-scenes tours of high- speed rail stations, construction, maintenance, control and virtual training centers.

State of green business in WisconsinPage 6 Rail is a Major Economic Driver ► Every $500 million euro invested creates 12,500 construction jobs and 3,000 related business & service provider jobs ► Targets workforce development to build skills training for at-risk youth

State of green business in WisconsinPage 7 Cutting-edge Technology & Systems

State of green business in WisconsinPage 8 juwi: Turn-key Alternative Energy Technology

State of green business in WisconsinPage 9 Wind, Solar and Bio Energy

State of green business in WisconsinPage 10 Big Wind Investment Single 6MW Turbine can power up to 7,000 homes Offshore wind generation to provide up to 15% of German power by 2020

State of green business in WisconsinPage 11 Major Solar Energy Parks

State of green business in WisconsinPage 12 Bio-gas Facilities Diverse energy sources include biomass, wood pellet production and refined biogas fed into German natural gas pipeline.

State of green business in WisconsinPage 13 Off-grid projects

State of green business in WisconsinPage 14 juwi: Fast Company Two Founders completed their first wind turbine project in 1996 Now over 1,000 employees and $1 billion in sales

State of green business in WisconsinPage 15 juwi: A Model for Responsible Clean-Tech Biz

State of green business in WisconsinPage 16 The Green Fleet Electric fleet and future city centre to market electric cars, mopeds, motorcycles and bicycles plus charging stations

State of green business in WisconsinPage 17 New directions in environmental governance “Can-do” attitude and Cooperative Approach Germany's National Association of Manufacturers and Federal Environmental Ministry work together to address issues like climate change, set goals, provide flexibility and incentives Wisconsin's Green Tier modeled in part, after Environmental Pacts of Bavaria

State of green business in WisconsinPage 18 Wisconsin's Green Tier ► Green Tier invites organizations and businesses to become a “Force for environmental good” ► Green Tier does not replace “command and control” ► Benefits for superior environmental performance ► Strategic business advantage, market distinction, reduce carrying costs and financing on deals ► Not interested? – We have a system for you….

State of green business in WisconsinPage 19 Wisconsin a leader in emerging green economy? ► Wisconsin has the goods… ► R&D capabilities of the UW System and Tech Colleges, strong manufacturing base, superior work ethic, abundant resources in agriculture, forest products, fast growing export markets, not to mention abundant clean water, clean air, reliable energy supply, good roads and infrastructure – all position Wisconsin for success ► Regional examples:  New North Wind Energy Cluster  Capital Region “bio-economy”  Milwaukee Clean Water Hub

State of green business in WisconsinPage 20 Green Growth Opportunity Knocking ► Need state policy leadership ► Can't do politics keeps getting in the way ► Need business leadership ► Leaders vs Laggards business dynamic, dueling studies ► Avoid more tired debates over jobs vs. environment ► Need to win Wisconsin's future ► Enormous business opportunity ► Attract new jobs, growth and investment ► Who will step up?

State of green business in WisconsinPage 21 Green & Growing ► Part of Wisconsin’s heritage ► Native Americans – the original stewards ► Luminaries like Aldo Leopold, John Muir, Gaylord Nelson ► Legacy of business leadership ► What the next generation of environmental leadership looks like… ► Green & Growing

State of green business in WisconsinPage 22 Thank You! John Imes, Executive Director WI Environmental Initiative 16 N. Carroll St. Ste 840 Madison, WI (608)