US to unveil ambitious carbon-reduction plan ahead of Paris climate talks

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ummm the entire article is only talking about the plan unveiled recently

 

What has he done his entire presidency??? what has the US done??? a 15% reduction in electrical emissions since 2005? thats nothing that out of this world, plenty of Nations did better

 

A plan that just came out which we dont even know for sure if it will be brought online and followed properly (lots of countries make plans they end up backing out of so until action is seen words mean nothing)

 

So my point stands... dont be criticizing other Countries until you have done more than they have

"If you’re really ranking them, the Clean Power Plan is at best the fourth-strongest action that Obama has taken to combat climate change, behind his much-maligned 2009 stimulus package, which poured $90 billion into clean energy and jump-started a green revolution; his dramatic increases in fuel-efficiency standardsfor cars and trucks, which should reduce our oil consumption by 2 million barrels per day; and his crackdown on mercury and other air pollutants, which has helped inspire utilities to retire 200 coal-fired power plants in just five years. The new carbon regulations should help prevent backsliding, and they should provide a talking point for U.S. negotiators at the global climate talks in Paris, but the 2030 goals would not seem overly ambitious even without new limits on carbon."

It's in the article.

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"If you’re really ranking them, the Clean Power Plan is at best the fourth-strongest action that Obama has taken to combat climate change, behind his much-maligned 2009 stimulus package, which poured $90 billion into clean energy and jump-started a green revolution; his dramatic increases in fuel-efficiency standardsfor cars and trucks, which should reduce our oil consumption by 2 million barrels per day; and his crackdown on mercury and other air pollutants, which has helped inspire utilities to retire 200 coal-fired power plants in just five years. The new carbon regulations should help prevent backsliding, and they should provide a talking point for U.S. negotiators at the global climate talks in Paris, but the 2030 goals would not seem overly ambitious even without new limits on carbon."

It's in the article.

this all sounds massive until u see the size of the United States compared to size of other Nations

 

in any case, the US is still behind Europe and most of the developed world for that matter, recent improvements dont change that fact

 

and until they catch up, they shouldnt be slamming others for their failures in the same field