奥巴马迈阿密大学演讲内容.docx
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奥巴马迈阿密大学演讲内容
2012年2月23日,奥巴马在迈阿密大学演讲时说,中东地区局势不稳,是推高油价的最大因素,而新兴市场的需求不断上升,长期亦令油价向上。
奥巴马指出,他推行的能源政策增强美国的能源独立,目前全美的清洁、可再生能源的使用增加近一倍。
去年美国对外国石油的依赖度,30年来首次降至5成以下。
他还表示,美国需要可持续的能源战略,要开发美国任何一种可获得的能源,又将在能源方面,加强同外国的竞争
Overthelongterm,thebiggestreasonoilpriceswillprobablykeepgoingupisgrowingdemandincountrieslikeChinaandIndiaandBrazil.Iwantyoutoallthinkaboutthis.Infiveyears,thenumberofcarsontheroadinChinamorethantripled--justinthelastfiveyears.Nearly10millioncarswereaddedinChinain2010alone--10millioncarsinoneyearinonecountry.Thinkabouthowmuchoilthatrequires.AndasfolksinChinaandIndiaandBrazil,theyaspiretobuyacarjustlikeAmericansdo,thosenumbersareonlygoingtogetbigger.
Sowhatdoesthismeanforus?
Itmeansthatanybodywhotellsyouthatwecandrillourwayoutofthisproblemdoesn’tknowwhatthey’retalkingabout,orjustisn’ttellingyouthetruth.(Applause.)
Andyoungpeopleespeciallyunderstandthis,becauseIthink--it'sinteresting,whenItalktoMaliaandSasha--youguysaresomuchmoreawarethanIwasofconservingournaturalresourcesandthinkingabouttheplanet.TheUnitedStatesconsumesmorethanafifthoftheworld’soil--morethan20percentoftheworld'soil--justus.Weonlyhave2percentoftheworld'soilreserves.Weconsume20;we'vegot2.
Andthatmeanswecan’tjustrelyonfossilfuelsfromthelastcentury.Wecan’tjustallowourselvestobeheldhostagetotheupsanddownsoftheworldoilmarket.We'vegottokeepdevelopingnewsourcesofenergy.We'vegottodevelopnewtechnologythathelpsususelessenergy,anduseenergysmarter.We'vegottorelyonAmericanknow-howandyoungengineersrighthereattheUwhoarefocusedonenergy.(Applause.)Thatisourfuture.Andthat’sexactlythepaththatmyadministrationhasbeentryingtotakethesepastthreeyears.
Andwe’remakingprogress.That'sthegoodnews.In2010,ourdependenceonforeignoilwasunder50percentforthefirsttimeinoveradecade.Wewerelessreliantonforeignoilthanwehadbeen.In2011,theUnitedStatesreliedlessonforeignoilthaninanyofthelast16years.That'sthegoodnews.Andbecauseoftheinvestmentswe’vemade,theuseofclean,renewableenergyinthiscountryhasnearlydoubled-–andthousandsofAmericanjobshavebeencreatedasaconsequence.
We’retakingeverypossibleactiontodevelop,safely,anearhundred-yearsupplyofnaturalgasinthiscountry--somethingthatexpertsbelievewillsupportmorethan600,000jobsbytheendofthedecade.Wesupportedthefirstnewnuclearpowerplantinthreedecades.Ourcooperationwiththeprivatesectorhaspositionedthiscountrytobetheworld’sleadingmanufacturerofhigh-techbatteriesthatwillpowerthenextgenerationofAmericancars--thatuselessoil;maybedon'tuseanyoilatall.
Andafterthreedecadesofinaction,weputinplacethetoughestfueleconomystandardsinhistoryforourcarsandpickuptrucks-–andthefirststandardseverforheavy-dutytrucks.Andbecausewedidthis,ourcarswillaveragenearly55milespergallonbythemiddleofthenextdecade.That'snearlydoublewhattheygettoday.(Applause.)
Now,Irememberwhatitwaslikebeingastudent.Youguysprobablyhaveoneofthoseoldbeaters.Whoknowswhatkindofmileageyouguysget.(Laughter.)IcantellyousomestoriesaboutthecarsIhad.Iboughtonefor$500.(Applause.)Butbythemiddleofthenextdecade,youguysaregoingtobebuyingsomenewcars--hopefullysoonerthanthat.Andthatmeansyou’llbeabletofillupyourcareverytwoweeksinsteadofeveryweek-–somethingthat,overtime,willsavethetypicalfamilymorethan$8,000atthepump.
Anditmeansthiscountrywillreduceouroilconsumptionbymorethan2millionbarrelsaday.That'snotonlygoodforyourpocketbook,that'sgoodfortheenvironment.(Applause.)
Allright,buthere'sthething--we'vegottodomore.We'vegottoactevenfaster.WehavetokeepinvestinginthedevelopmentofeveryavailablesourceofAmerican-madeenergy.Andthisisaquestionofwhereourprioritiesare.Thisisachoicethatweface.
Firstofall,whiletherearenosilverbulletsshorttermwhenitcomestogasprices--andanybodywhosaysotherwiseisn'ttellingthetruth--Ihavedirectedmyadministrationtolookforeverysingleareawherewecanmakeanimpactandhelpconsumersinthemonthsahead,frompermittingtodeliverybottleneckstowhat’sgoingonintheoilmarkets.We'regoingtolookateverysingleaspectofgasprices,becauseweknowtheburdenthatit'sputtingonconsumers.Andwewillkeeptakingasmanystepsaswecaninthecomingweeks.
That'sshortterm.Butoverthelongterm,anall-of-the-aboveenergystrategyrequiresushavingtherightpriorities.We'vegottohavetherightincentivesinplace.I'llgiveyouanexample.Rightnow,$4billionofyourtaxdollarssubsidizetheoilindustryeveryyear--$4billion.Theydon'tneedasubsidy.They'remakingnear-recordprofits.Thesearethesameoilcompaniesthathavebeenmakingrecordprofitsoffthemoneyyouspendatthepumpforseveralyearsnow.Howdotheydeserveanother$4billionfromtaxpayersandsubsidies?
AUDIENCEMEMBER:
Preachit,Mr.President!
(Applause.)
THEPRESIDENT:
It’soutrageous.It’sinexcusable.(Applause.)Andeverypoliticianwho’sbeenfightingtokeepthosesubsidiesinplaceshouldexplaintotheAmericanpeoplewhytheoilindustryneedsmoreoftheirmoney--especiallyatatimelikethis.(Applause.)
IsaidthisattheStateoftheUnion--acenturyofsubsidiestotheoilcompaniesislongenough.(Applause.)It’stimetoendtaxpayergiveawaystoanindustrythathasneverbeenmoreprofitable;doubledownoncleanenergyindustriesthathaveneverbeenmorepromising--that'swhatweneedtodo.(Applause.)ThisCongressneedstorenewthecleanenergytaxcreditsthatwillleadtomorejobsandlessdependenceonforeignoil.
Thepotentialofasustained,all-of-the-aboveenergystrategyisallaroundus.HereinMiami,2008,MiamibecamethefirstmajorAmericancitytopoweritscityhallentirelywithsolarandrenewableenergy.RighthereinMiami.(Applause.)Themodernizationofyourpowergridsothatitwasteslessenergyisoneofthelargestprojectsofitskindinthecountry.Onatypicalday,thewindturbineattheMiami-DadeMuseumcanmeetabout10percentoftheenergyneedsinaSouthFloridahome,andthelargestwindproducerinthecountryisoveratJunoBeach.Righthereatthisuniversity,yourworkishelpingmanufacturerssavemillionsofdollarsinenergybillsbymakingtheirfacilitiesmoreenergyefficient.(Applause.)
Soalotofworkisalreadybeingdonerighthere,justinthisarea.Andtheroleofthefederalgovernmentisn’ttosupplantthiswork,takeoverthiswork,directthisresearch.Itistosupportthesediscoveries.Ourjobistohelpoutstandingworkthat’sbeingdoneinuniversities,inlabs,andtohelpbusinessesgetnewenergyideasofftheground--becauseitwaspublicdollars,publicresearchdollars,thatovertheyearshelpeddevelopthetechnologiesthatcompaniesarerightnowusingtoextractallthisnaturalgasoutofshalerock.
Thepayoffonthesepublicinvestments,theydon’talwayscomerightaway,andsometechnologiesdon’tpanout,andsomecompanieswillfail.ButaslongasI’mPresident,Iwillnotwalkawayfromthepromiseofcleanenergy.Yourfutureistooimportant.Iwillnot--(applause)--Iwillnotcede,Iwillnotgiveup,IwillnotcedethewindorthesolarorthebatteryindustrytoChinaorGermanybecausesomepoliticiansinWashingtonhaverefusedtomakethesamecommitmenthereinAmerica.
WithorwithoutthisCongress,IwillcontinuetodowhateverIcantodevelopeverysourceofAmericanenergysoourfutureisn’tcontrolledbyeventsontheothersideoftheworld.(Applause.)
Todaywe’retakingastepthatwillmakeiteasierforcompaniestosavemoneybyinvestinginenergysolutionsthathavebeenprovenhereintheUniversityofMiami--newlightingsystems,advancedheatingandcoolingsystemsthatcanloweracompany'senergybillsandmakethemmorecompetitive.
We’relaunchingaprogramthatwillbringtogetherthenation’sbestscientistsandengineersandentrepreneurstofigureouthowmorecarscanbepoweredbynaturalgas,afuelthat’scleanerandcheaperandmoreabundantthanoil.We’vegotmoreofthat.Wedon’thavetoimportit.Wemaybeexportingitsoon.
We’remakingnewinvestmentsinthedevelopmentofgasolineanddieselandjetfuelthat’sactuallymadefromaplant-likesubstance--algae.You’vegotabunchofalgaeouthere,right?
(Laughter.)Ifwecanfigureouthowtomakeenergyoutofthat,we’llbedoingallright.
Believeitornot,wecouldreplaceupto17percentoftheoilweimportfortransportationwiththisfuelthatwecangrowrighthereintheUnitedStates.Andthatmeansgreaterenergysecurity.Thatmeanslowercosts.Itmeansmorejobs.Itmeansastrongereconomy.
Now,noneofthestepsthatI’vetalkedabouttodayisgoingtobeasilverbullet.It’snotgoingtobringdowngaspricestomorrow.Remember,ifanybodysaystheygotaplanforthat--what?
AUDIENCE:
They'relying.
THEPRESIDENT:
I’mjustsaying.(Applause.)We’renotgoingto,overnight,solvetheproblemofworldoilmarkets.Thereisnosilverbullet.Thereneverhasbeen.
Andpartoftheproblemis,iswhenpoliticianspretendthatthereis,thenweputoffmakingthetoughchoicestodevelopnewenergysourcesandbecomemoreenergyefficient.Wegottostopdoingthat.Wedon'thavetheluxuryofpretending.Wegottolookatthefacts,lookatthescience,figur
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