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February 10, 2003 Energy Secretary to Unveil "Climate VISION" Initiative Secretary Abraham will be joined by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, Transportation Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson, and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, as well as several other business and industry participants. The "Climate VISION" initiative responds to President Bush's Feb. 2002 announcement of a new strategy to address the long-term challenge of global climate change, in which he committed to reducing America's greenhouse gas intensity by 18 percent in the next decade. President Bush also challenged American businesses and industries to undertake broader efforts to help meet that goal. The February 12th announcement will recognize the significant initiatives that major, energy-intensive sectors of the American economy are undertaking to meet the challenge. These initiatives build upon the progress made by the industrial sector in the past decade, 1990 to 2001, when the economy grew by almost 40 percent but greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector were held constant. WHO: ###
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For Immediate Release