Meeting the Energy and Climate Challenge in the Americas

Meeting the Energy and Climate Challenge in the

Americas

IANAS General AssemblyOttawa

26 August 2010

The United States is dependent on fossil fuels.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Initiative InvestmentFederal green buildings $4.5 billion

Home weatherization $5 billion

Green jobs training $600 million

State and local renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts

$6.3 billion

High-speed rail $8 billion

Climate science research $570 million

Extension of PTC for renewable energy through 2013

$14 billion (over full period)

Plug-in hybrid vehicle tax credit of $7,500

$2 billion

Clean energy bonds $1.4 billion

Source: Pew Center for Global Climate Change, “Key Provisions of ARRA,” March 2009

More than $80 billion in clean energy investments. Some select provisions:

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OPEC oil crisis Recovery Act

Total Energy RD&D Spending by the Department of Energy and Predecessor Agencies

Long term Prosperity

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Will Remain the Lowest Hanging Fruit for

Several DecadesRaising mileage standards – and

driving the development of electric vehicles

Toughening and enforcing appliance standards

Improving the efficiency of buildings – which consume

about 40 percent of total U.S. energy

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The Recovery Act Will Double U.S. Renewable Energy Generating Capacity by

201230% tax credit for renewables

available when project is placed in service, instead of having to

wait for annual tax refunds over ten years.

30% tax credit for major clean energy manufacturing projects.

We’re making loan guarantees for the first time since the 1980s.

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Energy Innovation Hubs(High risk - high reward, multi-disciplinary teams,

highly collaborative teams working under one roof)

Energy Frontier Research Centers(Mostly university-sponsored research focusing on science needed for innovative energy solutions.)

Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) (Short term, high risk - high reward research projects)

DOE is a scientific agency

We are Aggressively Pursuing New Solutions to the Energy Problem

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We are driving innovation across the spectrum: from the lab to the marketplace

Energy R&D

Innovation,Demonstration Deployment

National Labs

ARPA-E

Hubs

EFRCs

Prototypes, pilot projects,

pre-commercial

demo projects

Fully commercial technologies

deployed through tax credits and

loan guarantees

Using federal funds to leverage substantial private investment

Cost share ~ 20%Cost share ~

20-50%Cost share ~

50 -90%

We can go further, faster by working together to:

Aggressively pursue energy efficiency

Accelerate innovation

Adopt policies that leverage private sector investment

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The U.S. is Coordinating Globally to Drive Innovation:

We’re working multilaterally through the IEA, APEC, ECPA, the MEF Global

Partnership, and others.

We’re pursuing bilateral collaborations with Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, the EU, Chile,

Peru, and many other countries.

We’re also working on innovative technologies that are critical to the developing world – so we can promote clean growth

the first time.

Supporting Innovation

Facilitating Information

Sharing

Accelerating Deployment

Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas

“We must come together to find new ways to produce and use energy…So today, I’m proposing

the creation of a new Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas that can forge

progress to a more secure and sustainable future.” — President Barack Obama

Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas

April 2010

ECPA Projects• A DOE/IDB Innovation Center based in Washington,

D.C. to act as the regional financing tool for hemispheric efforts;

• Low Carbon Communities programs in Dominica, Colombia, and the Caribbean supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE);

• Brazil’s Building with Energy Efficiency and Sustainability initiative to promote sustainable urban development and planning, involving the American Planning Association (APA) and the Department of State;

• Colombia’s Regional Electrical Interconnection initiative focusing on transmission lines from Panama to Chile;

• Canada’s Heavy Oil Working Group involving Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Venezuela;

http://www.ecpamericas.org/

ECPA Projects• A Clean Energy Exchange Program of the U.S. Trade

and Developing Agency bringing nearly 50 Latin American and Caribbean energy officials on six reserve trade missions;

• The U.S. Peace Corps’ Renewable Energy and Climate Change initiative in 8 Latin American and Caribbean countries;

• Senior ECPA Fellows that build capacity on clean energy, sustainable landscapes and adaptation;

• Advancing Energy and Climate Security in Central America, with support from the Department of State;

http://www.ecpamericas.org/

ECPA Projects• Advancing Cooperation in the Caribbean to build

capacity on renewable energy and energy efficiency and support a regional dialogue on sustainable energy solutions, led by the OAS;

• A Regional Clean Energy Technology Network, supported by DOE, with centers in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago;

• Advancing Sustainable Biomass Energy to expand production and use of renewable biomass and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with support from the Departments of State and Agriculture; and

• Promoting Shale Gas in the Americas utilizing the expertise of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of State.

http://www.ecpamericas.org/

On July 19-20, 2010, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, D.C. – bringing together ministers and

stakeholders from more than 24 countries to collaborate on policies and programs that accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy technologies.

On July 19-20, 2010, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, D.C. – bringing together ministers and

stakeholders from more than 24 countries to collaborate on policies and programs that accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy technologies.

> 80% of global energy consumption – and clean energy markets

Australia Belgium EuropeanCommission

Brazil Canada China

Italy Japan Korea Mexico Norway Russia

South Africa Spain United Arab Emirates United StatesUnited KingdomSweden

Denmark France Germany India IndonesiaFinland

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Clean Energy Initiatives Launched

1. Energy Efficiency Challenge• Super-efficient appliances

United States• Smart grid

Italy, Korea, United States• Buildings and industry

United States and Japan• Vehicles

United States and China• Clean Energy Solution Centers

United States2. Clean Energy Supply

• Renewable EnergyDenmark, Germany and Spain

• Carbon capture, use and storageUnited Kingdom and Australia

• HydropowerBrazil, France, Mexico and Norway

• BioenergyBrazil, Italy and Sweden

3. Energy Access• Solar LEDs

United States and Italy• Women in Energy

United States

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Science and Technology have given us solutions in the past.

With the right government policies, it can come to our aid

in the future.

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This is where the world uses the most electricity…

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…but this is where the most people live.

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We can help turn on the lights…

…and solve the climate challenge at the same time.

Science and technology must providenew solutions and better choices.