FACTBOX: Energy, environment in Bush State of Union speech
(Reuters) - President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union speech to Congress on Monday touched on several environmental and energy issues.
Following are some of the highlights:
* United States to provide $2 billion over next three years to a new international clean energy technology fund to help fight climate change.
* Reaffirms U.S. commitment to work with major world economies and the United Nations to complete agreement by 2009 to slow, stop and reverse growth of greenhouse gases.
* Wants United States to reduce dependence on oil.
* Seeks more U.S. investment in advanced batteries and renewable fuels to run future cars and trucks.
* Wants United States to generate more electricity from clean coal, solar and wind energy and nuclear power that will also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(Reporting by Tom Doggett)
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