Significantly increase the resources devoted to the commercialization and deployment of low carbon coal technologies.

Retrofit existing coal facilities with carbon capture-and-sequestration technology as soon as it becomes commercially available.

Will instruct the Department of Energy to develop five commercial-scale coal-fired plants with carbon capture and sequestration. ¹²

Establish a federal renewable portfolio standard to require that 10 percent of electricity consumed in the United States is derived from clean, sustainable energy sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025. ¹⁵

Set a goal of reducing electricity demand 15 percent from the Department of Energy's projected levels by 2020. States that this program will save consumers $130 billion, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 5 billion tons through 2030 and create jobs. ¹⁶

Ensure that 30 percent of the federal government's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020.

Government energy consumption will be reduced 15 percent by 2015. ¹⁷

Phase out incandescent light bulbs by 2014.

"Contrary to what Sen. McCain keeps on saying, I favor nuclear power as one component of our overall energy mix." ²⁴

Make the safeguarding of nuclear materials a top anti-terrorism priority.

Lead a federal effort to develop a safe, long-term nuclear disposal solution.

Does not view Yucca Mountain as a viable storage site.

Create a digitally connected power grid by investing federal money to leverage state and private sector funds.

Establish a Grid Modernization Commission to facilitate the adoption of smart grid practices. ²⁷

The secretary of energy will be instructed to establish a smart grid investment matching grant program; conduct programs to deploy advanced technologies; and establish demonstration projects focused on advanced technologies for power grid sensing, communications, analysis and power flow control. ²⁸

Emphasizes that a smart grid is better protected from acts of terrorism than our current grid.

Will encourage consumers to produce electricity via solar panels or wind turbines; electricity can then be sold through the grid to other consumers.

Make all new buildings carbon neutral [producing zero emissions] by 2030 by improving new building efficiency by 50 percent and existing building efficiency by 25 percent in the next 10 years.

Sets a goal of a 40 percent increase in energy efficiency of all new federal buildings within five years. All new federal buildings will be zero emissions by 2025. Existing federal buildings will be retrofitted to achieve a 25 percent increase in energy efficiency within five years. ³²

Weatherize 1 million low-income homes each year for the next decade. ³³

Establish a grant program to award states and localities that take the first steps in implementing energy efficient building codes. Expand federal grant programs to help states and localities build more efficient public buildings.

Fix incentives to utilities to promote conservation, not consumption.

Overhaul the process for updating appliance efficiency standards.

Invest $150 billion in the next generation of biofuels and fuel infrastructure.

Set a goal of 2 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol in the system by 2013. Will require that 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels be in the total fuel supply by 2022, with the goal of having at least 60 billion gallons of biofuels, including cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel, in the system by 2030.

Develop and incent new ethanol refineries to jumpstart rural economies.

Establish a national low carbon fuel standard. Fuel suppliers must reduce the carbon in their fuels by 5 percent in five years and 10 percent in 10 years, beginning in 2010. ⁴³

Increase automobile fuel economy standards 4 percent per year. ⁴⁴ Will double fuel mileage standards over the next two decades. ⁴⁵

Funds will be invested to create fuel-efficient vehicles that use lightweight materials and new engines. Consumer tax incentives will be established to encourage the purchase of these cars.

All new vehicles sold in the U.S. should be flexible fuel vehicles that run on biofuel blends.

Put 1 million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. Emphasizes that these cars be built in the United States. ⁴⁶

$7,000 tax credit will be implemented for those who purchase advanced technology vehicles or convert older vehicles. ⁴⁷

$4 billion tax credit and loan guarantees will be implemented to support domestic auto plants and parts manufacturers. ⁴⁸

Convert the entire White House fleet to plug-ins, security permitting. 50 percent of cars purchased by the federal government will be plug-in hybrids or all-electric by 2012. ⁴⁹

Does not support a summer gas tax holiday. ⁵⁰

Devote resources to repair roads and bridges. ⁵¹

Require governors and leaders in metropolitan areas to include energy conservation as a part of spending federal funds.

Create National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank to receive and disperse $60 billion over 10 years. ⁵²

Tax incentives for public transit and carpooling.

Create $10 billion Clean Technologies Deployment Venture Capital Fund ensure that new technologies move beyond the lab and into the commercial market.

Double federal science and research funding for clean energy projects to $6 billion.

Tax incentives, cash prizes and government contracts for the production of advanced biofuels.

Extend production tax credit for five years to encourage renewable energy production.

Re-engage the United States with the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Create Global Energy Forum, made up of the G8 plus Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa to complement and eventually merge with U.N. negotiations to develop a post-Kyoto framework on climate change.

Engage with NATO to ensure that energy security is a global goal.

Invite China and India to join the International Energy Agency.

Create technology transfer program to export climate-friendly technologies to developing countries.

U.S. emitters can offset some emissions by investing in low-carbon energy products in the developing world.

Offer incentives to countries that maintain forests and manage them sustainably.

Eliminate the need for oil from the Middle East and Venezuela in 10 years. ⁵⁹

Reduce oil consumption by at least 35 percent -- 10 million barrels of oil -- by 2030.

Enact a windfall profits tax on top-grossing oil companies. ⁶⁰ Use proceeds for energy rebate: $500 for an individual or $1000 for a married couple. ⁶¹

End oil and gas industry tax breaks. ⁶² Close the "Enron loophole," a provision that excludes some energy traders from regulations and public protections. ⁶³

Ensure that U.S. energy futures cannot be traded on unregulated offshore exchanges. ⁶⁴ Work with the International Organization of Securities Commissions and other international organizations to coordinate the regulation of oil futures markets. ⁶⁵

Release light oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to immediately cut oil prices. Replace it with heavier crude oil at a later date. ⁶⁶

Drill the 68 million acres of land, and the 40 million acres offshore, that oil companies currently have access to. Advocates a "use it, or lose it" policy towards federal lands leased to oil companies. ⁶⁷ Implement offshore drilling if it is necessary to pass a comprehensive energy plan. ⁶⁸

Promote responsible oil and gas production in the following areas: the Bakken Shale in Montana and North Dakota; the Barnett Shale in Texas; the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas; and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. ⁶⁹

Construct the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline. ⁷⁰

Safeguard nuclear material as an anti-terrorism measure, both domestically and abroad.

Unless change occurs, Middle Eastern regimes will control nearly all of the world's oil by 2030. ⁷⁴

"We are funding both sides in the war on terror and supporting some of the most despotic, volatile regimes in the world." ⁷⁵

Invest $1 billion per year to spur sustainable economic growth. ⁷⁹

Use proceeds from cap-and-trade auctions for job training and transition programs.

Create 5 million new green jobs and increase federal funding for green technologies training. ⁸⁰

Create Green Job Corps and Green Vet Initiative to promote job training. ⁸¹

Federal grants program to modernize or reopen manufacturing facilities dedicated to advanced clean technologies. ⁸²

Incentives for forest owners, farmers and ranchers to plant trees, restore grasslands or undertake farming practices that capture carbon dioxide.

Establish Making Work Pay tax credit of $500 per person or $1,000 per family to help workers' pay for rising energy, housing and health care costs and save money for retirement. ⁸³

Energy and climate change goals cannot be achieved without cost, sacrifice and the contribution of all Americans: ⁸⁴ "This will not be easy. And it will not happen overnight. And if anyone tries to tell you otherwise, they're either fooling themselves or trying to fool you." ⁸⁵