Public Policy Principles
To make the transition to the renewable energy future that is oulined in the scenario, the report argues that the energy policy of the United States needs to be built on a range of principles, which include:
- Building a comprehensive national renewable energy strategy that addresses the full range of technological and market issues.
- Creating energy policies that address both the challenges of oil dependence and global warming in an integrated way.
- Recognizing that energy efficiency and renewable energy work together.
- Providing long-term incentives for renewable power investments, modernizing our transmission and distribution systems, and investing in the next generation of biofuel facilities infrastructure.
- Scaling up an accelerated national R&D program to return the U.S. to global leadership.
- Implementing long-term and stable policy commitments that allow industry, the financial sector, and consumers to make longer-term decisions.
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