President Bush Participates in Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
September 28, 2007
President Bush Participates in Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
U.S. Department of State
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“No one country has all the answers, including mine.”
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“We will set a long-term goal for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. By setting this goal, we acknowledge there is a problem. And by setting this goal, we commit ourselves to doing something about it. By next summer, we will convene a meeting of heads of state to finalize the goal and other elements of this approach, including a strong and transparent system for measuring our progress toward meeting the goal we set.”
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“Our investments in research and technology are bringing the world closer to a remarkable breakthrough — an age of clean energy where we can power our growing economies and improve the lives of our people and be responsible stewards of the earth the Almighty trusted to our care.”
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“We’re working to develop next-generation plug-in hybrids that will be able to travel nearly 40 miles without using a drop of gasoline. And your automobile doesn’t have to look like a golf cart.” (Laughter.)
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“Ushering in the age of clean energy is an historic undertaking. We take it seriously here in the United States.”
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“Scientists estimate that nearly 20 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas admissions [sic] are attributable to deforestation.”
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“So far my administration has concluded 12 agreements, concluding [sic] up to 50 million acres of forest lands.”
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“There is a way forward that will enable us to grow our economies and protect the environment, and that’s called technology.”
