(2)
Objectives
The programs described in paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the following objectives:
(A)
Increasing the energy conversion efficiency of all forms of fossil energy through improved technologies.
(B)
Decreasing the cost of all fossil energy production, generation, and delivery.
(C)
Promoting diversity of energy supply.
(D)
Decreasing the dependence of the United States on foreign energy supplies.
(E)
Improving United States energy security.
(F)
Decreasing the environmental impact of energy-related activities, including technology development to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and associated emissions of heavy metals within coal combustion residues and gas streams resulting from fossil fuel use and production.
(G)
Increasing the export of fossil energy-related equipment, technology, including emissions control technologies, and services from the United States.
(H)
Decreasing the cost of emissions control technologies for fossil energy production, generation, and delivery.
(I)
Significantly lowering greenhouse gas emissions for all fossil fuel production, generation, delivery, and utilization technologies.
(J)
Developing carbon removal and utilization technologies, products, and methods that result in net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including direct air capture and storage, and carbon use and reuse for commercial application.
(K)
Improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon oxides produced from fossil fuels.
(L)
Reducing water use, improving water reuse, and minimizing surface and subsurface environmental impact in the development of unconventional domestic oil and natural gas resources.