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Climate Change

U.S. Actions to Address Energy Security, Clean Development, and Climate Change [Dept. of State Image]

Fact Sheet:(2008) text | pdf 
Brochure:(2007) text | pdf 

President Bush committed the United States to an ambitious climate change strategy that will reduce domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to the size of the American economy. The United States will achieve this goal by cutting its GHG intensity -- how much it emits per unit of economic activity -- by 18% over the next 10 years. This strategy will set America on a path to slow the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, and -- as the science justifies -- to stop, and then reverse that growth. The President's policy also continues the United States' leadership role in supporting vital climate change research, laying the groundwork for future action by investing in science, technology, and institutions. In addition, the United States' strategy emphasizes international cooperation and promotes working with other nations to develop an efficient and coordinated response to global climate change. In taking prudent environmental action at home and abroad, the United States is advancing a pro-growth, pro-development approach to addressing this important global challenge.

"America is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that will enable us to live our lives less dependent on oil. And these technologies will help us be better stewards of the environment, and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change." -- President Bush, State of the Union Message, 2007

For the complete text of these remarks, please see: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070123-2.html

U.S. Global Climate Change Policy

  
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Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Under Secretary Dobriansky: "Over the past seven years, the international community has grappled with some of the most pressing sustainable development issues of our time: safe drinking water and sanitation, improved health care, food security, biodiversity, energy security, and climate change." Full Text

President Bush (4/16): "Climate change involves complicated science and generates vigorous debate. Many are concerned about the effect of climate change on our environment. Many are concerned about the effect of climate change policies on our economy. I share these concerns, and I believe they can be sensibly reconciled."  Remarks | Press Briefing | Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: U.S. Global Engagement on Climate Change and Public Health (Mar. 31)

Under Secretary Dobriansky (Mar.16): "The United States remains fully committed to addressing these challenges by achieving an agreed outcome under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. President Bush has made it clear that the United States will do its part to cut greenhouse gas emissions at home." Remarks

03/07/08 -- EU and U.S. Advance Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development Dialogue

President Bush Attends Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 (Mar. 5)Remarks

Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A Post-Bali Overview
Written Statement Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment | View Video of Oral Testimony

Press Roundtable with Daniel M. Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs; James L. Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality; C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Special Envoy for EU Affairs. (Feb. 26) remarks

U.S. Submission to the UNFCCC on Bali Action Plan, Feb, 22, 2008 [text]

Statement by Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative, on “Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World At Work,” at the General Assembly Thematic Debate, (2/12) full text

Fact sheet from the President's State of the Union address: Increasing Our Energy Security and Confronting Climate Change (1/28)

Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-13)

Fourth U.S. Climate Action Report (7/27)

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