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Over the next few years, each state will have the chance to create its own plan, he said, adding: “We’ll reward the states that take action sooner.” The plan aims to reduce carbon emissions some 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. A cabinet spokesman noted that...

US President Barack Obama has unveiled an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s coal-burning power plants, with the White House hoping that nations like India and China will be fully on board for a landmark climate change deal in Paris.

On Monday, President Barack Obama and his administration announced the new climate change rules, and Governor Tom Wolf gives his full support.

The final rules released Monday would cut emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 – slightly tougher than the 30 percent originally proposed, yet well within range of current trends.

The Home Performance Coalition is supportive of this approach and encouraged that the final Clean Power Plan reward states for early investment in clean energy, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, especially in low-income communities. “They can keep coal...

Yes he does. Those opposed to it will try and find loopholes but the American president has used the power of the Clean Air Act of 1970 to push this new plan through.

States have time until September 2016 to submit plans based on targets set for them by the EPA, but must comply by 2022.

The plan aims to cut carbon pollution 32 percent by the year 2030. Stanford University, Brookings Institution, Friends of the Earth, R Street Institute and others submitted joint comments to the EPA advocating for a carbon tax in the final Clean Power Plan. I’m cautiously...

The so-called Clean Power Plan aims to require the nation’s existing power plants to slash their carbon emissions – 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Barack Obama unveiled the final rule for existing power sources on Monday with tweaks that offered states additional time and flexibility to comply with the carbon reduction rules.

The new plan aims to cut carbon emissions from the power sector by 32% by 2030.

President Obama warned Monday that “there is such a thing as being too late when it comes to climate change”.

Now that the EPA has released its rules, the issue of reducing carbon emissions-and, indeed, whether politicians are willing to say they accept the science of climate change in the first place-will likely become an issue in the 2016 presidential election. These building blocks...

US President Barack Obama unveils the Clean Power Plan during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, the US, on Monday.

The plan also seeks to boost renewable energy.