Re: HRC @ Clean Energy Summit

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think this is great. One small addition. In the Paris graph, I think a reference to Obama's Climate Action Plan and particularly the power plant rule has changed the international dynamic and made the US credible and a global leader that make the chances of success much greater. That's an easy place to be generous to him without taking on any baggage. On Sep 3, 2014 3:31 PM, "Dan Schwerin" <[email protected]> wrote: > John, I hope I’ve caught you in time. Below and attached is our draft > for Nevada. Would love your feedback. > Thanks! > Dan > > *HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON* > > *REMARKS AT NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT * > > *LAS VEGAS, NV* > > *THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014* > > > > Thank you, Harry, for that generous introduction and for leading the way > here in Nevada and for our country toward a clean energy future. > > > > I also want to thank the Center for American Progress, the Clean Energy > Project, MGM Resorts International, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas > for making this event possible. I’m particularly pleased to see so many > business leaders here today. This kind of all-hands-on-deck partnership – > from government, business, academia, and the not-for-profit sector – is > exactly what it’s going to take to make real progress on our energy and > climate challenges. > > > > And, as Harry and others have explained so well here, this is one of the > most sweeping, urgent, and consequential challenges we face as a nation and > a world. > > > > The data is unforgiving, no matter what the deniers say. Sea levels are > rising. Ice caps are melting. Storms, droughts and wildfires are wreaking > havoc. Thirteen of the top fourteen warmest years have all come since > 2000. > > > > This July, scientists found levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere not > seen in millions of years. > > > > The threat is real. > > > > But so is the opportunity. > > > > If we come together to make the *hard choices* -- and make smart > investments in infrastructure, technology and environmental protection, > America can be the clean energy superpower for the 21st century. > > > > Just look at what’s happening in Nevada, thanks in large part to the > leadership of Harry Reid. > > > > This state has quintupled its renewable energy capacity since 2008. In > the past four years, more than $5.5 billion have been invested here in > clean energy production and infrastructure. > > > > Harry helped bring together a broad coalition, including major casino > companies, local tribal leaders, and environmental groups, to replace one > of the nation’s dirtiest coal plant with five utility-scale solar projects > now under construction. > > > > Nevada is now one of the leaders in the nation in solar energy capacity > per person. > > > > The state has more geothermal projects under development than any other. > > > > The “One-Nevada Transmission Line” has created new markets for renewable > energy and hundreds of jobs. > > > > And on average, clean energy jobs in Nevada pay higher wages -- thousands > of dollars a year higher. That means more Nevada families making it into > the middle class and more families *staying* in the middle class. > > > > This is the promise of a clean energy future. A future where we move past > the old false choice between protecting our environment and growing our > economy and instead do both. > > > > Again, Senator Reid has led the way. In the Senate, he has worked with > Democrats and Republicans alike and championed legislation such as the > Energy Independence and Security Act, which led to new fuel economy > standards for vehicles for the first time in 30 years. > > > > He provided crucial support for President Obama’s efforts to cut carbon > pollution from power plants, which will spur billions of dollars in private > clean energy investment, improve air quality and respiratory health, and > make a measurable dent in harmful emissions. > > > > And Harry understands we need to do even more. Because while we can all > be proud that domestic electricity generation from wind, solar, and > geothermal more than doubled between 2009 and 2013, we still have a long > way to go. > > > > China and other competitors are already racing ahead with big bets on > renewables. We cannot afford to cede leadership in this area. Our > economic recovery, our efforts against climate change, and our strategic > position in the world all will improve if we can build a safe bridge to a > clean energy economy. > > > > Part of that bridge will certainly come from natural gas. There are > challenges here, to be sure, but the boom in domestic gas production is an > exciting example of American innovation changing the game. If we do this > right, it can be good for both our environment and our economy. > > > > Gas is cleaner than coal… expanding production is creating tens of > thousands of new jobs... and lower costs are helping give the United States > a big competitive advantage in energy-intensive industries. We’re also > reducing our dependence on foreign oil and freeing up supplies elsewhere to > help our European allies lessen their dependence on Russian energy. > > > > To capitalize on this boom, we have to face head on the legitimate > environmental concerns about some new extraction practices and their impact > on local water, soil, and air supplies. Methane leaks in the production > and transportation of natural gas are particularly worrisome. So it’s > crucial that we put in place smart regulations and enforce them, including > not drilling when the risks are too high. > > > > And to make sure natural gas really is an effective bridge fuel, we need > to keep moving forward on renewables and a clean energy future. > > > > Today tax incentives for alternative energy investments are unpredictable > at best, while generous subsidies for fossil fuel are easy to come by. In > fact, the world spends more than $500 billion dollars subsidizing fossil > fuel every year, bloating budgets and creating incentives against > innovation and progress. We can do better. > > > > We can create a positive environment for private-sector innovation and > risk-taking, with targeted tax incentives, a commitment to research and > development, and policies that encourage rather than undercut the > transition to clean, renewable sources of energy. > > > > We can invest in the infrastructure of the future, including > next-generation power plants to produce electricity more cleanly, smarter > grids to deliver it more effectively, and greener buildings to use it more > efficiently. > > > > At this point, we know a lot about what actually works. > > > > Take the Clinton Climate Initiative, which my husband started some years > ago through our Foundation. We’re working with private and public sector > partners to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and spur > investments in green construction, including through some innovative new > financing tools. > > > > Our Home Energy Affordable Loan program works a little like a 401k or > Health Savings Account, saving families as much as $500 a year in utility > expenses. And the return on investment is up to about 23 percent. > > > > When we helped retrofit the Empire State Building, with 2.8 million square > feet of office space, 275 jobs were created over two years and the > building’s annual energy consumption dropped by 38 percent, worth roughly > $4.4 million a year. > > > > And that’s just the beginning of what’s possible. Good ideas are > everywhere you look. > > > > Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman, two students at Harvard, created a > soccer ball that harnesses kinetic energy with every kick and can power a > lamp for three hours from just 30 minutes of play. They brought it to the > Clinton Global Initiative and blew everyone away. The ball is now being > used in six countries where soccer is universal but electricity is not. > > > > If two college students can figure out a way to light up entire > communities, imagine what we can do as a country if we roll up our sleeves > and get to work? > > > > Rumor has it that Apple will soon unveil their iPhone 6. When they do, > millions of Americans will rush to get their hands on this latest prize of > 21st century technology. Yet, when they plug their shiny new devices > into the wall, they’ll be relying on an electrical grid that was built in > the 1950s and still uses technology from the ‘60s and ‘70s. > > > > We can do better. > > > > With a true 21st century smart grid, we could time our dishwashers or air > conditioners to turn on when demand for power is less and costs are lower. > We could manage stresses on the grid, cutting peak demand to avoid > blackouts – which research shows occur about 285 percent more often today > than in 1984 and cost our businesses billions of dollars a year. > > > > If the public and private sectors put aside politics and come together to > get this done, we could do it before the iPhone 7 comes out. > > > > All of this work at home is crucial to what we want to achieve abroad. > Because America’s ability to lead the world on climate and energy hinges on > our commitment to act ourselves. No country will fall in line just because > we tell them to. They need to see us taking significant steps of our own. > > > > I know first-hand how hard it is to mobilize progress on a global scale. > But there’s no way to tackle this challenge without it. > > > > When President Obama and I went to Copenhagen in 2009 for a global climate > change conference, we ran into a brick wall of opposition from countries > like China, which has become the world’s largest carbon emitter but resists > any kind of agreement that would obligate them to do something about it. > > > > We had to literally crash a secret meeting between the Chinese, Indians, > Brazilians and South Africans to force the issue. I’ll never forget > watching the President gliding by flustered Chinese security guards and the > look on their faces when we finally sat down at the table. > > > > But our persistence paid off. Thanks to the agreement we hammered out > there, for the first time all major economies, developed and developing > alike, agreed to make national commitments to curb carbon emissions through > 2020 and report transparently on their mitigation efforts. That was just a > start, but it provided a foundation to build on. > > > > Next year world leaders will return to the negotiating table in Paris with > the hope of achieving an even stronger agreement applicable to all. > > > > It will be another opportunity for American leadership. A chance to show > the world that we’re serious about meeting this challenge. That we can > still do big things in this country. > > > > So going forward, we all need to step up. Not just our government, but > our private sector, our civil society, our research institutions and > universities, our families and communities — all of us. > > > > I know we can do better. When we work together, our capacity for progress > is nearly limitless. > > > > Let’s make America the clean energy superpower our world needs. > > > > Let’s leave our children – and, yes, our grandchildren – a healthy and > sustainable future. > > > > Let’s get to work. > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > ### > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >