White House Press Briefing on the Third Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chang

I guess broadly I would say that in terms of the near-term options the focus, the most benefit obviously would come at the least cost, would come from energy efficiency improvement – things that are already in the marketplace or near the marketplace. Also, large opportunities in the area of renewables. But if we’re really going to get at the issue, we have to develop, particularly more — we need more nuclear, and particularly new clean coal technologies, and in particular, carbon capture storage.

The ultimate conclusion of the climate action report is through a wide range of policies that include regulatory mandates, incentives, technology partnerships, and international engagements. The U.S. is on track to meeting the President’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity our economy, 18 percent by 2012.

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