VISION STATEMENT ON ENERGY GOVERNANCE
To build a more robust governance system for shale development, the Aspen Dialogue Participants focused on three areas that require targeted improvements: stakeholder engagement; research on the scale of future development and associated impacts; and approaches for regulating shale impacts. Participants drew lessons from past and present experiences to establish principles of good governance and recommendations for implementing these principles, emphasizing these three areas. Ultimately, Dialogue Participants recognized that formalizing and institutionalizing good processes and governance can improve outcomes and reduce conflict.