United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254

Author: George W. Bush  | Date: February 27, 2003

Statement Announcing the Hydrogen Powerplant Demonstration Project and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum,
February 27, 2003

Today I am pleased to announce that the United States will sponsor a $1 billion, 10-year demonstration project to create the world’s first coal-based, zero-emissions electricity and hydrogen powerplant. This project will be undertaken with international partners and power and advanced technology providers to dramatically reduce air pollution and capture and store emissions of greenhouse gases. We will work together on this important effort to meet the world’s growing energy needs, while protecting the health of our people and our environment.

Secretaries Powell and Abraham will also initiate an international Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, to collaborate with international partners on advancing the research, development, and commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies in the next decade.

Recently, my administration has proposed initiatives to accelerate research and development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to allow for commercialization by 2020, and fusion energy by the middle of this century. This demonstration project and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum will build on these initiatives to provide the American people and the world with advanced technologies to meet the world’s energy needs, while improving our global environment for future generations.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254 254. Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=M9S5JUWE41X4ZDX.

MLA: Bush, George W. United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254, page 254. Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=M9S5JUWE41X4ZDX.

Harvard: Bush, GW, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 28, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:253-254, pp.254. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=M9S5JUWE41X4ZDX.