US President Barak Obama will Monday unveil
what he called the "biggest ,most important step
we've ever taken" to fight climate change a sensitive
issue central to his legacy.
White House will release the final version of
America's Clean Power Pan ,a set of environmental
rules and regulations that will home in on the pollution
from the nation's existing power plants,setting
limits on power-plant carbon emissions
for the first time..
Laying out how climate change is a threat to the
economy health ,wellbeing and security of
America,and adding that time was of the essence
,Obama said in a video released early Sunday
,"Climate change is not a problem for another
generation ,Not Anymore.
"Power Plants are the single biggest source of
harmful carbon pollution that contributes to
climate change "added Obama ,who made the
battle against climate change a core promise
of his 2008 election campaign
"But until now there have been no federal limits
to the amount of that pollution,that those plants
can dump into the air"
He added that without imposing the unprecedented
limits "existing power plants can still dump
unlimited amounts of harmful carbon pollution
into the air weekly..
Power plants account for some 40 percent
of US emissions of carbon dioxide, the most
common greenhouse gas that contributes to
climate change
With the end of his presidency drawing ever
nearer ,Obama argued that the pans will
lead to lower energy bill in the future for
everyday Americans create jobs in the renewable
energy sector and ensure more reliable energy
services.
Quite simply,he said ,the United States and
the rest of the world need to act now to save
the planet,ahead of a major meeting of the
world powers in Paris in December tasked
with doing just that
The new plan sets a goal of cutting carbon
pollution from power plants by 32 percent
by 2030 compared with 2005 levels
The Washington Post said
AFP
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