FACTBOX: Energy, environment in Bush State of Union speech

Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:17pm EST
 
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(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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