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Ärende: Press Release (0705142) for Mon, 2007 May 14
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Fact Sheet: Twenty in Ten: Strengthening Energy Security and Addressing
Climate Change
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary May 14, 2007

Fact Sheet: Twenty in Ten: Strengthening Energy Security and Addressing
Climate Change President Bush Directs Administration To Take The First
Steps Toward Regulations Based On "Twenty In Ten" Goal

˙˙White House News

˙˙˙˙˙ President Bush Discusses CAFE and Alternative Fuel Standards ˙˙˙˙˙
Executive Order: Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment
with Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad
Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines ˙˙˙˙˙ In Focus: Energy

Today, President Bush Directed The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) And The U.S. Departments Of Energy (DOE), Transportation (DOT), And
Agriculture (USDA) To Take The First Steps Toward Regulations Using The
"Twenty In Ten" Plan As A Starting Point. The President has directed these
agencies to take the first steps toward regulations that would cut gasoline
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, using as a
starting point his "Twenty in Ten" plan to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption
by 20 percent over the next 10 years.
  ū In The State Of The Union Address, The President Announced His "Twenty
    In Ten" Goal To Cut U.S. Gasoline Consumption By 20 Percent Over The
    Next Ten Years. By increasing the supply of alternative fuels and
    making motor vehicles more energy efficient, the President's "Twenty in
    Ten" plan provides a framework to address energy security and reduce
    greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and off-road engines and
    equipment.

The Administration Has Sent Congress Legislative Proposals To Achieve
"Twenty In Ten" With Two Steps:
 1. Increasing The Supply Of Renewable And Other Alternative Fuels By
    Setting A Mandatory Fuels Standard To Require The Equivalent Of 35
    Billion Gallons Of Renewable And Other Alternative Fuels In 2017 _
    Nearly Five Times The 2012 Target Now In Law. In 2017, this will
    displace 15 percent of projected annual gasoline use.
 1. Reforming And Modernizing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
    Standards For Cars And Extending The Current Light Truck Rule. In 2017,
    this will reduce projected annual gasoline use by up to 8.5 billion
    gallons, a further 5 percent reduction that, in combination with
    increasing the supply of renewable and other alternative fuels, will
    bring the total reduction in projected annual gasoline use to 20
    percent.

On April 2, 2007, The Supreme Court Ruled That The EPA Must Take Action
Under The Clean Air Act Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor
Vehicles.
  ū In Response To The Supreme Court's Ruling, The President Directed
    Cabinet Agencies To Take The First Steps Toward Regulations Based On
    "Twenty In Ten" That Will Make Our Economy Stronger, Our Environment
    Cleaner, And Our Nation More Secure For Generations To Come.
  ū The President Has Directed Members Of His Administration To Complete
    This Process By The End Of 2008. The President has asked Administration
    officials to listen to public input; carefully consider safety,
    science, and available technology; and evaluate benefits and costs
    before they reach any decisions. This is a complicated legal and
    technical matter that will take time to fully resolve. Yet it is
    important to move forward.
  ū The President Also Signed An Executive Order Requiring Coordination
    Among Federal Agencies Tasked With The Development Of Any Regulations
    Affecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles. The Executive
    Order will ensure coordinated agency efforts on regulatory actions
    aimed at protecting the environment with respect to greenhouse gas
    emissions from motor vehicles, nonroad vehicles, and nonroad engines
    proceed in a manner consistent with sound science, analysis of benefits
    and costs, public safety, and economic growth.

The Steps The President Announced Today Are Not A Substitute For Effective
Legislation. The Administration will redouble its efforts to work with
Congress on a bipartisan "Twenty in Ten" bill.

Today's Actions Build On The President's Continued Commitment To Our Energy
Security And Our Environment

Since The President Took Office, The Federal Government Has Invested $12
Billion To Develop Cleaner, Cheaper, And More Reliable Energy Sources. We
have now reached a pivotal moment where advances in technology are creating
new ways to improve energy security, strengthen national security, and
protect the environment. The President's "Twenty in Ten" goal will help
achieve all these priorities.

The President Has Devoted $37 Billion To Climate Change-Related Activities
Since 2001. The President has requested an additional $7.4 billion for FY
2008 _ $205 million more than this year. This amount would support a wide
range of climate change-related research, development, and deployment
programs, voluntary partnerships, and international aid efforts.

The President Has Twice Increased Fuel Economy Standards For Light Trucks,
Covering Model Years From 2005 Through 2011. The two actions cumulatively
raised light truck fuel economy standards from 20.7 mpg prior to 2005, to
24 mpg in 2011. These actions are expected to save 14 billion gallons of
fuel over the life of the affected vehicles, and reduce net greenhouse gas
emissions by 107 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

We Are Well On Track To Meet _ And Currently Projected To Exceed _ The
President's 2002 Goal Of Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity 18
Percent By 2012. U.S. greenhouse gas intensity declined by 2.5 percent in
2005, much faster than the average decline of 1.9 percent over the
1990-2005 period.

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