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The President’s “Twenty In Ten” Energy Security Plan

This plan aims to reduce gasoline usage, increase alternative fuel usage, and enhance energy efficiency, to achieve energy security for the United States. It includes steps such as increasing diversity of energy sources, slowing the growth of oil prices, and improving risk management.

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The President’s “Twenty In Ten” Energy Security Plan

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  1. The President’s “Twenty In Ten” Energy Security Plan Allan B. Hubbard Assistant to the President for Economic Policy & Director, National Economic Council The White House February 27, 2007

  2. Agenda • Overview of oil and the United States • Security risks resulting from oil • Key elements of energy security • The President’s “Twenty In Ten” plan • Questions

  3. Overview of Oil and the U.S.Imports are rising much faster than consumption Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005

  4. Top Oil Consuming CountriesUS is largest consumer with China growing quickly Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005

  5. Crude Oil Reserves by CountryUS has 10th largest proven reserve Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005

  6. Overview of How We Use OilApprox. 2/3 of oil is used for transportation • Gasoline: 44% • Fuel oil (diesel and home heating): 22% • Jet fuel: 9% • Other: 25%

  7. Oil’s Share of Energy by SectorOil continues to dominate the transportation sector Trans. 97% Indust. 30% Resid. 7% Comm. 4% Power 3% Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005

  8. Strategic Petroleum ReserveCoverage hasn’t kept up with rising imports Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005

  9. Our Use of Oil Presents Risks • Economic risks • Volatile prices hurt families and businesses • Terrorists view global oil infrastructure as attractive target to hit us • National security risks • Iran / Venezuela emboldened by high prices • Diplomatic, political and military costs

  10. “Twenty In Ten” – A Bold Plan • Reduce gasoline usage 20% in 10 years • Use alternatives for 15% of fuel • Reduce consumption up to 5% through efficiency • Aggressively push technology development • Potential for even larger savings in later years

  11. Key Steps to Energy Security • Increase diversity of energy in transportation • Increase production and reduce consumption to slow growth of oil prices • Increase ability to manage risks

  12. Step 1: Increasing DiversityDeveloping attractive oil alternatives is the key • Investors take technology risk every day • Adding oil price risk restrains investment • High oil prices needed to spur alternatives • Policy challenge: how to provide market certainty without choosing winners?

  13. Policies to Provide CertaintyFirms need high prices; consumers need low prices • Oil price floor • Administratively difficult • Rewards oil suppliers • Success brings increased distortion • Variable subsidies • Expensive and very hard to sunset • Success brings increased distortion • Expanded fuels standard

  14. Expanded Fuels StandardProvides certain market without selecting winners • 35 bn gallons by 2017 (15% of fuel) • Expanded to include all alternatives to oil • Provides large, certain market for investors • Success can bring low costs to consumers and low market distortion • Automatically sunsets with success • Consumers protected by safety-valves

  15. Step 2: Slow Price GrowthOnly way to stop “funding enemies” is with low prices • Reducing consumption has dual benefits of lower prices and reduced oil intensity • CAFE unchanged at 27.5 mpg since 1990 • Currently a one-size-fits-all requirement • Incentivizes smaller and less-safe vehicles • Penalizes automakers who specialize in larger vehicles • Provides little incentive for small car makers • Increasing supply of oil important too – benefits shared globally

  16. Auto Performance Has SoaredImpressive technology gains used for performance Source: Department of Transportation, 2004

  17. Reforming CAFE IntelligentlySaving up to 5% in 2017 while preserving safety • Secretary of Transportation to set standard using sound science • Preliminary analyses suggest 4% annual increases • Attribute-based to preserve safety and not unfairly penalize U.S. automakers • Trading of credits to minimize costs • Even larger fuel savings in later years

  18. Step 3: Risk ManagementDoubling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) • SPR created by President Ford following 1973 oil embargo • “Insurance policy” to manage oil disruptions • Plan to double reserve to 1.5bn barrels by 2027 without affecting prices • Increases the severity and duration of disruptions we can manage

  19. “Twenty In Ten” – A Bold PlanPushing the envelope on all three steps • Reduce projected gasoline consumption 20% in 10 years; double the SPR • Reduce oil consumption by 2 million barrels per day in 2017 (10%) • Increase alternatives from 3% today to 15% in 2017 • Potentially stop growth of CO2 from autos • Will encourage others to adopt similar policies

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