In his first address to Congress, US President Obama on February 24 mentioned the need to develop wind and solar power, biofuels, clean coal, and highly efficient automobiles. In Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou acknowledged the importance of green energy in early March when he enumerated six major industries of the future-green energy, tourism, healthcare, biotechnology, cultural innovation, and precision agriculture.
除了美國總統歐巴馬在 2 月 24 日對國會演說時提及，要發展風能、太陽能、生物能、清潔煤炭及高效省能的汽車外，3 月初，馬英九總統提出的 6 大明日產業──綠色能源、觀光旅遊、醫療照顧、生物科技、文化創意、精緻農業中，綠能也佔有重要地位。