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George W. Bush meets with German Chancellor
Angela Merkel in the Oval Office, Thursday,
Jan. 4, 2006, at the White House. White
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President Bush and Chancellor Merkel
Discuss Climate Change
Washington,
January 4, 2006 -- President Bush welcomed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel back to the
White House on January 4, 2007. The visit
provided the two leaders an opportunity to
continue their close consultations. The German
role in dealing with global challenges will
be especially important in 2007 as Germany
assumed the presidencies of both the European
Union and G-8 on January 1. One of the topics
of discussion between President Bush and Chancellor
Merkel was climate change
President Bush said that the United States
is "committed to promoting new technologies
that will promote energy efficiency, and at
the same time doing a better job of protecting
the world's environment." The President
believes "there's a chance now to put
behind us the old, stale debates of the past
and focus on technological developments that
will enable us to be good stewards of the
environment, and at the same time enable us
to become less dependent on oil and hydrocarbons
from parts of the world that may not like
us." He said, "Here in the United
States, we're going full-steam ahead with
new technologies that will change the way
we drive our cars and power our homes and
light our streets.” Fulltext
RECENT Speeches and Press Releases
- Poland
Joins Methane to Markets Partnership (Dec
18, 2006)
- China,
United States Partner To Advance Clean-Energy
Technology (Dec 17, 2006)
- United
States Signs International Fusion Energy
Agreement (Nov 22, 2006)
- U.S.
Climate Change Policy. Paula Dobriansky
, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global
Affairs and Head of the United States Delegation
Remarks to the 12th Conference of the Parties
to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change. Nairobi, Kenya (Nov 15, 2006)
- World
Needs To Expand Alternative Energy; U.S.
Secretary of Energy Bodman sees active role
for governments in developing new technologies
(Nov 14, 2006)
- Methane
to Markets Partnership Yields Economic,
Environmental Benefits; Methane used as
clean energy in agriculture, coal mines,
natural gas systems (Nov 7, 06) | Methane
to Markets Partnership
- U.S.
Works on Adaptation, Technology Transfer
at U.N. Climate Meeting in Nairobi (Nov
7, 2006)
- Asia-Pacific
Partnership Countries Endorse Clean-Energy
Projects (Oct 31, 2006)
- Current
Environmental and Energy Policy Issues in
the United States and Germany. James L.
Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality (Oct 27, 06)
- U.S.
Firms Gearing Up to Tackle Environmental
Challenges (Oct 26, 2006)
- EU,
U.S. to Continue Climate, Energy and Sustainable
Development Dialogue. Inaugural meeting
of the EU-U.S. High Level Dialogue on Climate
Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development
in Helsinki, Finland. (October 24-25, 2006)
- U.S.,
European Environmental Policies Focus on
Technology Advances (Oct 23, 2006)
- U.S.
Agencies Measure Largest-Ever Ozone Hole
in Antarctic (Oct 20, 06)
- ITER:
Fusion Energy Future. Norbert Holtkamp,
Principal Deputy Director-General Nominee
of the ITER Organization and ITER Project
Construction Leader. (Oct 2006)
- U.S.
Environment Agency Partnering To Reduce
Methane Emissions (Sep 29, 2006)
- Clean
Energy for Tomorrow. Paula Dobriansky, Under
Secretary, U.S. Department of State. Clean
Energy Solutions, eJournal USA. (July 2006)
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Deutsch
- Science
Is Solid on Climate Change, Experts Tell
Congress (Jul 20, 2006)
- U.S.
Embraces Innovative Technologies To Meet
Energy Challenge (Jul 6, 2006)
- United
States & International Partners Initial
Fusion Energy Pact (May 24, 2006)
- Clean
Development and Climate. James L. Connaughton,
Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental
Quality Remarks, at the American Enterprise
Institute, Washington, D.C.(May 22, 2006)
- U.S.
Climate Change Program Confirms Human Effects
on Warming (May 4, 2006)
-
President
Discusses Energy Policy. Washington, DC
(April 25, 2006)
- Climate
Change Partnership Pursues Multiple Goals
(Apr 20, 2006)
official documents
International Agreements
& Declarations
- State
Department To Lead Seed - "Supporting
Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development"
(Dec 2, 2006)
-
U.S.-EU High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change,
Clean Energy, and Sustainable Development
in Helsinki, Finland (Oct 25, 06)
-
U.S.-EU Summit Declaration: Promoting Strategic
Cooperation on Energy and Energy Security,
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
(June 2006)
- Joint
Statement on the First Meeting of the U.S.-Germany
Working Group on Energy, Development, and
Climate Change (Aug 12, 2005)
- Gleneagles
G8 Plan of Action on Climate Change, Clean
Energy and Sustainable Development. (July
2005) | Deutsch
- U.S.-EU
Summit: Energy Security, Energy Efficiency,
Renewables and Economic Development. (June
26, 2005)
- Mainz
Declaration of Germany and the United States
on Cleaner and More Efficient Energy, Development
and Climate Change. (Feb 23, 2005)
-
Joint
Statement by the United States and the European
Commission Following the Second Joint Climate
Change Science and Technology Workshop.
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs/U.S. Department of
State, Washington, DC (March 16, 2006)
Fact Sheets
- The Advanced Energy Initiative: Ensuring a Clean, Secure Energy
Future. The White House. (May 24, 2006)
- Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Renewables
and Economic Development. The White House.
(June 20, 2005)
- Earth
Day 2006: Developing New Transportation
Technology. The White House. (April 22,
2006)
- The
U.S. and International Conservation - Partnership
for a Better Environment. U.S. Department
of State. (April 20, 2006)
- The
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate. Department of State. (Feb 9,
2006)
- The
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate. The White House. (Jan 11, 2006)
- President
Bush Signs Into Law a National Energy Plan.
The White House (Aug 8, 2005)
- Vision
Statement of Australia, China, India, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, and the U.S. for
a New Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
Development and Climate. Bureau of Oceans
and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs/U.S. Department of State. (July
28, 2005)
- The
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development.
The White House. (July 27, 2005)
- Action
on Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable
Development. The White House (July 8, 2005)
U.S.
Government Reports
- International
Energy: International Forums Contribute
to Energy Cooperation within Constraints.
United States Government Accountability
Office. (Dec 2006)
- Climate
of 2006 - in Historical Perspective; Preliminary
Annual Report. National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration. (Dec 14, 2006)
- The
Promise of Alternative Automotive Fuels
and Technology - Joint Economic Committee.
(Dec 2006)
- Emissions
of Greenhouse Gases in the U.S. 2005. U.S.
Department of Energy. (Nov 2006)
-
International
Energy Annual 2004. Energy Information Administration.
U.S. Department of Energy. (July 2006)
- International
Energy Outlook 2006 - Energy Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy.
(June 2006)
- National
Energy Policy. U.S. Government Accounting
Office. (June 2005)
-
International Energy Outlook
2006. Energy Information Administration/U.S.
Department of Energy (June 2006)
-
Siting
Critical Energy Infrastructure - An Overview
of Needs and Challenges. White Paper, National
Commission on Energy Policy (June 2006)
- Partnerships
in Action: Energy Needs, Clean Development,
and Climate Change. U.S. Department of State.
(Nov 28, 2005)
- Our
Changing Planet - The U.S. Climate Change
Science Program for Fiscal Year 2006. A
Report by the Climate Change Science Program
and The Subcommittee on Global Change Research.
(Nov 9, 2005)
CRS Reports (Congressional
Research Service/Library of Congress)
- Energy:
Selected Facts and Numbers (Nov 29, 2006)
- Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation
in the 109th Congress (Aug 14, 2006)
- Global
Climate Change: Major Scientific and Policy
Issues (Aug 11, 2006)
- Energy
Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation,
and Fuel Conservation Issues (Aug 8, 2006)
- Climate
Change Legislation in the 109th Congress
(Aug 4, 2006)
- Energy
Tax Policy: History and Current Issues (July
28, 2006)
- Nuclear
Energy Policy (July 20, 2006)
- Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation
in the 109th Congress (June 2, 2006)
- Renewable
Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity
Production Issues (May 25, 2006)
- Energy
Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing
Issues (May 11, 2006)
- NATO
and Energy Security (March 21, 2006)
- Climate
Change: The European Union’s Emissions
Trading System - EU-ETS. (July 31, 2006)
- Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies
for the 109th Congress (July 7, 2006)
-
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th
Congress (June 23, 2006)
- Clean
Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress (June
15, 2006)
- Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation
in the 109th Congress (June 2, 2006)
- Renewable
Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity
Production Issues (May 25, 2006)
- Agriculture-Based
Renewable Energy Production (May 18, 2006)
-
Global Climate Change (May 12, 2006)
- Energy
Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing
Issues (May 11, 2006)
- "Boutique
Fuels" and Reformulated Gasoline: Harmonization
of Fuel Standards (May 10, 2006)
- Alternative
Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles:
Issues in Congress (May 8, 2006)
- The
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives,
and Issues (April 3, 2006)
- Nuclear
Energy Policy. (March 15, 2006)
State
Department eJournals
- Sharing
Science: Global Partnerships (Oct 2006)
- Clean
Energy Solutions (July 2006)
- Protecting
the Environment: 30 Years of U.S. Progress
(June 2005)
- Challenges
to Energy Security (May 2004)
- Shared
Oceans, Shared Future (April 2004)
-
American Internationalism (August 2003)
- Green
Cities: Urban Environmental Solutions
(March 2000)
infoalert
-Adaptation to Climate Change: International Policy Options
Burton, Ian, Diringer, Elliot; Smith, Joel.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change, November
2006, online edition, 36p. fulltext
- Science, Public Policy and Global Warming:
Rethinking the Market-Liberal Position
Dolan, Edwin G. Cato Journal, Fall 2006,
pp445-468 fulltext
See: InfoAlert
Archive
Documents In German Translation
- Saubere
Energie für morgen. Paula Dobriansky,
Staatssekretärin für Demokratie
und globale Angelegenheiten im US-Außenministerium.
Erschienen im elektronischen Journal "Clean
Energy Solutions" des Büros für
internationale Informationsprogramme. (Juli
2006)
See: AmerikaDienst
Archive
Links
U.S. Government
- Policy in Focus: Protecting Our Nation's Environment (The White House)
- Hydrogen Fuels Initiative (The White House)
- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (The White House)
- U.S. Environmental Protection
- EPA - International Best Practices & Innovation (EPA)
- Council on Environmental Quality
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Environment and Natural Resources Division (U.S. Department of Justice)
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ( U.S. Department of State)
- Country Analysis Briefs for Eastern & Western Europe (Department of Energy)
- U.S. Climate Change Science Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- U.S. Global Change Research Information Center
Selected Organizations
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Sierra Club
- Greenpeace
- World Wildlife Fund
- Climate Change (World Bank)
- Climate Change (International Institute for Sustainable Development)
- Worldwatch Institute
Updated: January 5,
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