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1Center for American Progress |  Taking Action on Clean Energy and Climate Protection in 2012
 Taking Action on Clean Energyand Climate Protection in 2012
A Menu of Effective and Feasible Federal Solutions for the Administration
April 11, 2012
Te Obama adminisraion can ake seps oday ha will help ge us on he pah oward achievinghree criical goals:
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Produce more clean energy and grow he economy.
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Reduce polluion while saving energy and dollars.
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Build more resilien and balanced economies andcommuniies.Te ederal acions oulined below would achievehese goals, which are criical or acceleraing henew clean energy economic ransormaion hahas already begun and or moving orceully ino anew economic era dened by sronger indusries, beter inrasrucure, and a seadily growing middleclass. We deail hese recommendaions in ourpaper “aking Acion on Clean Energy and ClimaeProecion in 2012.” Here are he ederal highlighs.
To generate a significant percentage of our energy from low-carbon sources, the Obama administrationcan:
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Encourage combined hea and power projecsand wase-hea recovery projecs o conrolindusrial polluion under new Clean Air Acsandards –
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Form an acion eam a he Deparmens o Deense and Energy o increase he use o power-purchase agreemens o achieve renewableelecriciy goals –
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To reduce the cost of clean energy deployment by attracting private investment, the Obamaadministration can:
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Commi o a new 2013 hrough 2015 ramp-upperiod or nancing inernaional climae changereducion programs –
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Fulll a $1 billion pledge or ropical-oresry unding –
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Issue ax guidance o enable he use o QualiedEnergy Conservaion Bonds or clean energy projecs –
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To strengthen our economy by helping our industriesand workers capture the economic opportunity of clean energy, the Obama administration can:
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Ensure he ederal governmen is greening is sup-ply chain using Execuive Order 13514 –
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Develop a parnership beween he U.S. Expor-Impor Bank and he Manuacuring ExensionParnership o suppor U.S. clean energy expors–
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Expand he E3 Iniiaive o make manuacurersgreener and more compeiive –
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To realize significant energy savings in all sectors of our economy, the Obama administration can:
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Iniiae a Rehab-o-Ren program ha conversgovernmen-owned vacan, oreclosed homes oaordable, energy ecien renals –
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