The White House released today a blog post on the “progress so far” on clean energy and climate change. It recaps some of the major progress on automobile efficiency standards, federal sustainability initiatives and other programs, but admitted that without legislation from the U.S. Congress, no clean energy plan would be complete. In the year to come, “The President will continue to make passage of legislation a top priority given its benefits for our economy, our security and the environment.”
From the blog post on their plans for upcoming year:
The overarching goal is to make clean energy the profitable kind of energy and to invest in a diverse national energy portfolio that includes: clean coal, nuclear power, domestic oil and gas, renewable energy and advanced biofuels; a bigger, better, smarter transmission grid; and more efficient cars, trucks, homes and buildings. These initiatives will continue to be the focus of our efforts in 2010.
Read the full report and participate in the live chat with Carol Browner today at 3:30 on the White House blog.
Let us know what you think. Has the White House done enough to address our carbon footprint this year? Where are they going off track? Leave your comments below.