The government is taking managing energy resources to an international level through the State Department’s establishment of a new federal agency. Under the direction of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources (BER) stated mandate is to shape “America’s global energy policy.”
“With a growing global population and a finite supply of fossil fuels, the need to diversify our energy supply is urgent,” said Secretary Clinton in an official statement on Wednesday.
Clinton added that the United States needs to “engage traditional exporters and emerging economies alike, to bolster international energy security, and ensure that countries’ natural wealth results in inclusive growth.”
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the United States consumes more energy than any other country in the world.
