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Since the previous Review of the United States, large increases in the value of subsidies for the production of ethanol, biodiesel, oil, gas, and non-fuel minerals

The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Act of 2009 provided credits to consumers who traded in old, fuel-inefficient vehicles when buying or leasing new, more fuel-efficient vehicles

United States maintains a renewable fuel standard, a mandate that requires an increase in biofuel use from 9 billion gallons in 2008 to 36 billion gallons in 2022

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), US$2.3 billion for clean energy manufacturing tax credits, and an estimated US$16 billion for renewable energy generation payments in lieu of tax credits were allocated

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Department of Energy 's Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Programme was amended to include the deployment of eligible renewable energy, electric power transmission, and leading-edge biofuels projects whose construction starts before 30 September 2011

In 2007, spending on agricultural conservation programmes accounted for about 16% of the US$33.8 billion spent on programmes to protect natural resources

The 2008 Farm Act provided an additional US$8 billion for conservation programmes and changed the amount of land that may be brought into reserve programmes

The 2008 Farm Act continues and expands funding (about US$620 million) for federal agency procurement of bio-based products, construction and development of advanced biofuel refineries, biomass research and development, and biodiesel education (implemented programmes include: the Biorefinery Assistance programme, the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Agricultural Bioenergy Feedstock and Energy Efficiency Research and Extension Initiative)

Waivers of the provisions of the Jones Act have been granted in response to the oil spill clean up arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico

The National Bank of Social and Economic Development (BNDES), a state-owned bank created in 1952, offers long-term financing at competitive rates, for the development of investment projects and for the commercialization of new machines and equipment, as well as the financing of Brazilian exports, always considering ethical, environmental and sustainable development principles.