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Ärende: Press Release (050620i) for Mon, 2005 Jun 20
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Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Economic Development
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For Immediate Release
June 20, 2005

Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Economic Development



The United States and the European Union share a long tradition of working
together to promote strong economic growth and improve energy security. We
pursue this through such mechanisms as the International Energy Agency, the
G-8 initiatives and the Bonn "Renewables 2004" Action Plan.

By working together the European Union and the United States intend to
cooperate to promote sound energy policies, improve energy security and
foster economic growth and development. We recognize the need for stronger
actions to increase energy security and reduce the economic impact of high
and volatile energy prices.

We recognize that one of the greatest needs for developing countries today
is to provide the basic energy services necessary to lift their citizens
out of poverty. We believe that the advancement and deployment of
technology can contribute to the solution of the problem. By developing
clean, efficient, affordable energy technologies for the longer term, while
continuing to improve and deploy the current generation of lower-emission
technologies, we can help all nations, including developing countries, meet
the energy needs of their people and grow their economies.

The European Union and the United States recognize the important potential
that can result from further efforts. We will continue to address energy
efficiency through effective policy measures and technology, and focus our
efforts on achieving security of supply and helping the developing world to
address energy challenges.

To further these objectives, the United States and the European Union will
focus their activities in the following areas of common action:
  þ Working in partnership with developing countries to help them reduce
    poverty by promoting energy efficient policies and the use of renewable
    energy sources, as well as deploying advanced, efficient, affordable
    energy technologies to help meet their energy needs.
  þ Working together through the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum to
    foster the development and deployment of clean, efficient technologies,
    especially in key developing economies, as global reliance on fossil
    fuels, particularly coal, continues.
  þ Promoting our work on hydrogen technologies and the International
    Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy.
  þ Working together to ensure the continued safe operation of existing
    nuclear generation and to exchange experience on nuclear safety
    measures and control. We take note of the efforts of those states who
    will continue to use nuclear energy to develop more advanced
    technologies that would be safer, more reliable, and more resistant to
    diversion and proliferation.
  þ Continuing work to advance all forms of renewable energy, and to
    promote the use of renewable and energy efficiency technology and
    policy measures, including promotion of energy conservation. As members
    of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), we
    will place a greater emphasis on cost-effective energy efficiency
    opportunities.
  þ Working together to promote the development, deployment and adoption of
    cleaner, more efficient diesel vehicle technologies, including by
    seeking to better align our regulatory standards for diesel engines and
    fuels.
  þ Working through the international Methane to Markets Partnership to
    capture and use methane as a clean-burning energy source from coal
    mines, landfills and oil and gas systems.

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