President+Bush,+USA+(POTUS)

Sustainability-(n)

Independence-(n)

Mandates-(n)

Incentives-(n)

__Todd Roberson__ “President Bush Discusses Advanced Transportation Technology in California.” Official Text of President’s speech on April 22, 2006. 

(Independence, sustainability) Significant amounts of money at the federal level are being spent to encourage research and development, with the goal of getting away from oil. $10 billion over the last five years has been spent to develop cleaner and cheaper and more reliable energy sources. Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. Advent of the hybrid vehicle is a good way to reduce our oil consumption right now. Plug-in hybrid vehicles are also very promising. $31 million is being spent annually to speed up research into these battery technologies.

“U.S. Climate Change Technology Program Strategic Plan.” September 2006. 14 June 2007. 

The technology strategy detailed in this //Plan// is an essential element of a comprehensive climate change strategy that includes undertaking short-term actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity, advancing climate science, and promoting international cooperation. CCTP was created by the President in 2002—and subsequently authorized in the Energy Policy Act of 2005— to coordinate and prioritize the Federal Government’s portfolio of investments in climate-related technology research, development, demonstration, and deployment. The portfolio totaled about $3 billion in Fiscal Year 2006.