Obama to launch Clean Power Plan
US President set to launch new energy programme to cut GHG emissions as part of ongoing bid to combat climate change
United States’ President Barack Obama is set to launch a new energy programme to cut greenhouse gas emissions as part of his ongoing bid to combat climate change.
The Clean Power Plan is designed to reduce GHG emissions from US power stations and the programme will focus on renewable energy sources including wind and solar power.
Power stations are the largest source of GHGs in the US and coal-fired power currently generate more than a third of the country’s electricity supply.
The new plan aims to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector by 32 per cent by 2030, compared with 2005 levels.
Each state in the US will be set an emissions reduction target and will be required to submit proposals to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on how the goals will be achieved.
In a video released by the White House, Mr Obama said: "Climate change is not a problem for another generation. Not any more… My administration will release the final version of America's Clean Power Plan, the biggest, most important step we have ever taken to combat climate change."
