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Vision and Framework for Strategy and Planning
Published August 2005

 

 

 

 

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Cover – Farm and Contour Strip Farming: ©Royalty-Free/CORBIS; Transmission Towers at Sunset: Courtesy of DOE/NREL, Credit Warren Gretz; Earth: NASA; Cooling Towers: ©CORBIS; Wind Farm: Courtesy GE Energy, (c) 2005, General Electric International, Inc.; Passive Solar Future Building: Courtesy of DOE/NREL, Credit – Warren Gretz

Presidential Leadership for a Long Term Challenge

US President George W. Bush Releases National Energy Report to America While in Minnesota, ©CORBIS; Earth: NASA; Sunrise: Getty Images; Building w/flag: US President George W. Bush Releases National Energy Report to America While in Minnesota, ©CORBIS“I reaffirm America’s commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention and its central goal, to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate.”

“(We will) set America on a path to slow the growth of our greenhouse gas emissions and, as science justifies, to stop and then reverse the growth of emissions.”

President George W. Bush
February 14, 2002

Administration Actions to Advance Technologies for Addressing Global Climate Change

Vision and Mission

Planning Context

The Role of Technology

Strategic Goals

  • Goal 1. Reduce Emissions from Energy End-Use and Infrastructure
  • Goal 2. Reduce Emissions from Energy Supply
  • Goal 3. Capture and Sequester Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
  • Goal 4. Reduce Emissions of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases
  • Goal 5. Improve Capabilities to Measure and Monitor GHG Emissions
  • Goal 6. Bolster Basic Science Contributions to Technology Development.

Core Approaches [approaches]

  • Approach 1. Strengthen Climate Change Technology R & D
  • Approach 2. Strengthen Basic Research Contributions
  • Approach 3. Enhance Opportunities for Partnerships
  • Approach 4. Increase International Cooperation
  • Approach 5. Support Cutting-Edge Technology Demonstration
  • Approach 6. Ensure a Viable Technology Workforce of the Future
  • Approach 7. Provide Supporting Technology Policy

Prioritization

  • Strategic Plan
  • Portfolio Planning Principles
  • Portfolio Planning and Investment Criteria
  • Application of Criteria

Key Initiatives

Management

  • Executive Direction
  • Interagency Planning and Integration
  • Agency Implementation
  • External Interactions
  • Program Support

Next Steps

Conclusion

Appendix A – Summary of Scenarios Analyses and Preliminary Insights

Appendix B – CCTP Participating Agency FY 2004 to FY 2006 Budgets and Requests

Footnotes

Photo Credits

 

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