Joe Biden on Environment

Sen. Biden wants to increasing fuel efficiency, transition to farm-grown fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, and expanding the use of renewable energy. He also wants to dramatically increase the federal government's investment in energy and climate change research and technology. Biden supports a cap-and-trade approach and wants to negotiate a new international agreement on greenhouse gas emission.

Directly from the candidate:

Joe Biden believes that domestic energy policy is at the center of our foreign policy and economic policy. Most of the world's oil is concentrated in nations that are either hostile to American interests or vulnerable to political upheaval and terrorism. Our oil dependence undercuts the advance of freedom and limits our options and influence around the world because oil rich countries pursuing policies we oppose can stand up to us and undermine the resolve of our allies. Profits from the sale of oil help fuel the fundamentalism we are fighting. High energy prices hurt business' bottom line.