Presidential Climate Action Plan
President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan proposed a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. It included preserving forests, encouraging the use of alternate fuels, and increased study of climate change. The plan was first prepared in 2008 and had then been updated every two years.[1]
President Obama's last Climate Action Plan, issued in June 2013, included regulations to industry with the ultimate goal of cutting domestic carbon emission, preparing the U.S. for impending effects of climate change, and working internationally to address climate change.[2] Among the regulations outlined in the plan were initiatives to increase natural disaster preparedness, create and improve existing hospitals, and modernize infrastructure to better withstand extreme weather.[2]
The plan would have support conservation of land and water resources and developing actionable climate science, and encouraged other countries to take action to address climate change, including reducing deforestation and lowering subsidies that increase use of fossil fuels. The plan specifically mentioned methane, building efficiency, wind, solar and hydroelectricity.[3]
White House staff members who were directly tasked with implementation of the plan included Heather Zichal and Michelle Patron.
Cancellation of Obama's Climate Action Plan
On the first day of the presidency of Donald Trump, the White House website announced that Obama's Climate Action Plan would be eliminated, stating it is 'harmful and unnecessary'.[4] In March 2017, Trump signed an executive order to officially nullify Obama's Clean Power Plan in an effort, it said, of reviving the coal industry.[5]
See also
- Climate action
- Climate Action Plan
- Climate change in the United States
- National Climate Assessment
- National Research Council, report on climate change
- State of the Climate
References
- ^ https://energy.gov/eere/solarpoweringamerica/president-s-climate-action-plan.
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(help) - ^ a b "FACT SHEET: President Obama's Climate Action Plan". whitehouse.gov. June 25, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/25/fact-sheet-president-obama-s-climate-action-plan
- ^ "An America First Energy Plan". whitehouse.gov. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ Davenport, Coral; Rubin, Alissa J. (March 28, 2017). "Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- Executive Office of the President. June 2013. The President’s Climate Action Plan. Washington, D. C.: whitehouse.gov, retrieved June 25, 2013 Link: President Obama is taking action on climate change
External links
- President's Climate Action Plan Tracker (Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School)
- President Obama's Climate Action Plan. 2nd anniversary progress report
- Climate change and President Obama's action plan (White House)