5 0 , ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁with ▁today ' s ▁technology ▁or ▁polit ic ism . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁find ▁such ▁dis rupt ive ▁new ▁technology ▁was ▁to ▁pour ▁large ▁sums ▁of ▁money ▁at ▁the ▁problem . ▁The ▁group ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁sp ends ▁less ▁than ▁$ 5 ▁billion ▁a ▁year ▁on ▁energy ▁research ▁and ▁development , ▁not ▁counting ▁one - time ▁stim ulus ▁projects . ▁About ▁$ 3 0 ▁billion ▁is ▁spent ▁ann ually ▁on ▁health ▁research ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁$ 8 0 ▁billion ▁on ▁military ▁research ▁and ▁development . ▁They ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁a ▁jump ▁in ▁sp ending ▁on ▁basic ▁energy ▁research . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁Note : ▁Sum ▁of ▁components ▁may ▁not ▁equal ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁due ▁to ▁independent ▁round ing . ▁ ▁Primary ▁energy ▁consumption ▁ ▁Primary ▁energy ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁ ▁or ▁about ▁ ▁per ▁person ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Primary ▁energy ▁use ▁was ▁ ▁less ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁than ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁share ▁of ▁energy ▁import ▁was ▁ 2 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁energy ▁use . ▁The ▁energy ▁import ▁decl ined ▁about ▁ 2 2 % ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁CO 2 ▁em issions ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Energy ▁consumption ▁by ▁source ▁ ▁Pet role um ▁ ▁O il ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁sources