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Fact Sheet: President Bush Is Addressing Climate Change
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For Immediate Release
June 30, 2005

Fact Sheet: President Bush Is Addressing Climate Change



President Bush is dedicated to climate change policies that grow economies,
aid development, and improve the environment. To address climate change,
the President's policies promote technological innovation and reduce
harmful air pollution in the U.S and throughout the world while improving
our energy security.
  þ We have an ambitious and realistic goal: In February 2002, President
    Bush committed to cut our nation's greenhouse gas intensity -- how much
    we emit per unit of economic activity -- by 18 percent through 2012.
  þ We are making real and accelerated progress: The President's goal
    amounts to an annual 1.95-percent cut in emissions intensity. In 2003
    alone, U.S. intensity declined by 2.3 percent. Preliminary figures for
    2004 suggest even greater reductions in emissions intensity during a
    period of robust economic growth.
  þ We are pursuing a balanced approach to overcome poverty with policies
    that protect the environment while promoting development and economic
    opportunity:
      þ The President knows that overcoming extreme poverty goes
        hand-in-hand with improving the environment. Stagnant economies are
        one of the greatest environmental threats in our world, because
        people who lack food, shelter, and sanitation cannot be expected to
        preserve the environment at the expense of their own survival - and
        poor societies cannot afford to invest in cleaner, more efficient
        technologies.
      þ The long-term answer to environmental challenges is the rapid,
        sustained economic progress of poor nations. And the best way to
        help nations develop, while limiting pollution and improving public
        health, is to promote technologies for generating energy that are
        clean, affordable, and secure.
      þ Some have suggested that the best solution to environmental
        challenges and climate change is to oppose development and put the
        world on an energy diet. But at this moment, about two billion
        people have no access to any form of modern energy - and blocking
        that access would condemn them to permanent poverty, disease, high
        infant mortality, polluted water, and polluted air.
      þ The President said that we are taking a better approach. We know
        that the surface of the Earth is warmer, and that an increase in
        greenhouse gases caused by humans is contributing to the problem.
        Though there have been past disagreements about the best way to
        address this issue, we are acting to help developing countries
        adopt new energy sources.
  þ We are taking action: The President has launched a broad portfolio of
    domestic and international initiatives to develop and deploy new
    technologies through a broad range of programs, including: Short Term _
    NOW ÿ Midterm _ 2010-2020 ÿ Long Term
    Hybrid or Clean Diesel Vehicles
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    Hybrid/Clean Diesel Vehicles
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    Hydrogen*
    Clean Coal Efficiency
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    Clean Coal Gasification
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    FutureGen*
    Energy Efficiency Standards
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    Renewable/Efficiency Partnership*
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    Zero Energy Homes and Bulidings
    Renewable Fuel Standard
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    Cellulosic Biomass
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    Bio-Energy Systems
    Nuclear Plant Relicensingÿ
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    Advanced Nuclear
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    GenIV Nuclear/Fusion*
    Enhanced Oil Recovery
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    Geological Sequestration*ÿÿ
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    Biological Sequestrationÿ
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    Methane to Markets*
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    Federal Facility Management Plan
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    Fuel Economy Standards
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    Wind, Solar Tax Incentives
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    Climate Leadersÿ
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    Climate VISION
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    SmartWay Transportation
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    *Denotes International Partnership
  þ We are providing record funding for climate change programs: The Bush
    Administration will have spent over $20 billion by the end of 2005,
    more than any other nation. $5.5 billion is proposed for climate change
    activities in 2006. The President has also proposed $3.6 billion in tax
    incentives over 5 years to spur use of clean, renewable, and
    energy-efficient technologies. These Federal programs are only part of
    the effort, as they are also leveraging billions of dollars in private
    investments.
  þ We are guided by the following principles at the G8 and beyond:
      þ We have shared goals, and our areas of agreement are numerous.
      þ Climate change is a serious long-term issue, requiring sustained
        action over many generations by both developed and developing
        countries. Developing innovative technologies that are cleaner and
        more efficient is the key to addressing our climate challenge.
      þ The greatest progress will be assured by a cooperative effort that
        combines our strategies with the best strategies of other nations
        to improve economic and energy security, reduce harmful air
        pollution, and reduce greenhouse gases.
      þ The President firmly believes that economic growth is essential to
        success. Only economic growth provides the resources for investment
        in the next generation of cleaner, more efficient technologies.
      þ We oppose any policy that would achieve reductions by putting
        Americans out of work, or by simply shifting emissions from one
        state to another, or from the U.S. to another country. Like us,
        developing countries are unlikely to join in approaches that
        foreclose their own economic growth and development.

The President's approach draws upon the best scientific research, harnesses
the power of markets, fosters the creativity of entrepreneurs, and works
with the developing world to meet shared aspirations for our people, our
economy, and our environment.

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