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1、 BLUEPRINT FOR A SECURE ENERGY FUTURE March 30, 2011 2 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Executive Summary III. Develop and Secure Americas Energy Supplies Expand Safe and Responsible Domestic Oil and Gas Development and Production Lead the World Towards Safer, Cleaner, and More Secure Energy Su
2、pplies IV. Provide Consumers with Choices to Reduce Costs and Save Energy Reduce Consumer Costs at the Pump with More Efficient Cars and Trucks Cut Energy Bills with More Efficient Homes and Buildings V. Innovate Our Way to a Clean Energy Future Harness Americas Clean Energy Potential Win the future
3、 through Clean Energy Research and Development Lead by Example: The Federal Government and Clean Energy 3 Introduction: Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future “We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security, rushing to propose action when gas prices rise, then hitting the sn
4、ooze button when they fall again. The United States of America cannot afford to bet our long-term prosperity and security on a resource that will eventually run out. Not anymore. Not when the cost to our economy, our country, and our planet is so high. Not when your generation needs us to get this r
5、ight. It is time to do what we can to secure our energy future.” President Obama, March 30, 2011 Rising prices at the pump affect everybody workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners. Businesses see it impact their bottom line. Families feel the pinch when they fill up their tank. For
6、Americans already struggling to get by, it makes life that much harder. Demand for oil in countries like China and India is only growing, and the price of oil will continue to rise with it. Thats why we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resourc
7、es that we have available and embracing a diverse energy portfolio. Every president since Richard Nixon has called for Americas independence from oil, but Washington gridlock has prevented action again and again. If we want to create a more secure energy future, and protect consumers at the pump, th
8、at has to change. When President Obama took office, America imported 11 million barrels of oil a day. Today, he pledged that by a little more than a decade from now, we will have cut that by one-third, and put forward a plan to secure Americas energy future by producing more oil at home and reducing
9、 our dependence on oil by leveraging cleaner, alternative fuels and greater efficiency. Weve already made progress toward this goal last year, America produced more oil than we had in the last seven years. Were taking steps to encourage more offshore oil exploration and production as long as its saf
10、e and responsible. And, because we know we cant just drill our way out of our energy challenge, were reducing our dependence on oil by increasing our production of natural gas and biofuels, and increasing our fuel efficiency. Last year, we announced ground- breaking fuel efficiency standards for car
11、s and trucks that will save consumers thousands of dollars and conserve 1.8 billion barrels of oil. And beyond our efforts to reduce our dependence on oil, we must focus on expanding cleaner sources of electricity, including renewables like wind and solar, as well as clean coal, natural gas, and nuc
12、lear power keeping America on the cutting edge of clean energy technology so that we can build a 21st century clean energy economy and win the future. To help us reach these goals, the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future outlines a three-part strategy: 4 Develop and Secure Americas Energy Supplies:
13、 We need to deploy American assets, innovation, and technology so that we can safely and responsibly develop more energy here at home and be a leader in the global energy economy. Provide Consumers With Choices to Reduce Costs and Save Energy: Volatile gasoline prices reinforce the need for innovati
14、on that will make it easier and more affordable for consumers to buy more advanced and fuel-efficient vehicles, use alternative means of transportation, weatherize their homes and workplaces, and in doing so, save money and protect the environment. These measures help families pocketbooks, reduce ou
15、r dependence on finite energy sources and help create jobs here in the United States. Innovate our Way to a Clean Energy Future: Leading the world in clean energy is critical to strengthening the American economy and winning the future. We can get there by creating markets for innovative clean techn
16、ologies that are ready to deploy, and by funding cutting- edge research to produce the next generation of technologies. And as new, better, and more efficient technologies hit the market, the Federal government needs to put words into action and lead by example. What follows is a roadmap that aims to distill some of the challenges at hand, and to outline strategies for surmounting thos
