Energy Imperative: Report Update. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

摘要

The original report discussed entrepreneurial and private-sector innovation in clean and efficient energy technologies. It also outlined a set of policy recommendations to reduce our Nations reliance on foreign oil and to decrease atmospheric emissions from energy production and use. While recent economic turmoil is leading to lower oil prices and may influence investments is new technologies, the fundamental long-term need for energy security and environmental sustainability is unchanged. In the present report, we update our previous findings to account for recent developments, particularly in the area of energy security, as well as progress in implementing the 2006 recommendations.