· Use of stocks of alternative fuels (e.g. in line with 90 days of oil stocks obligation)

One way to sum up the benefits is to look at the quantity of fossil fuels displaced by renewable energies.

In line with the continued investment and spending by our industry, a national strategy should immediately provide research and development support equal to industry commitments of $130 million per year; provide support for technology demonstration activities equal to industry commitments of $50 million per year over the next 10 years; invest $60 million per year for the purchase of hydrogen and fuel cell products that can replace products utilized in incumbent technologies in the government sector; invest $30 million a year to support not-for-profit organizations, such as utilities, hospitals, school boards and others, with the incre ...[+++]mental purchasing cost of hydrogen and fuel cell products over the cost of incumbent technologies; and provide tax credits equal to $30 million per year for the purchase of hydrogen and fuel cell products.

(f) promoting the development and use of alternative fuels and of low-fuel-consuming vehicles with the aim of substantially and continually increasing their share;

When they formulate this general policy on security of supply, the Member States will pay the greatest possible attention to the importance of ensuring continuity of gas supplies in difficult circumstances, especially to consumers who have no alternative energy source, and the need to ensure adequate stocks of gas or alternative fuels, to diversify supplies and to establish a balance between the various sources of gas supplies.

The 2007 Budget proposes spending $2 billion over seven years to support the production of renewable fuels. This includes $1.5 billion for operating incentives for producers of alternative, lower-emission fuels and $500 million to invest with the private sector in establishing large-scale facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels.