Bypassing Congress, President Barack Obama, standing under the scorching sun on a sweltering, hot day at the Georgetown University, on June 25, 2013 unveiled a major environmental plan to fight climate change. The plan doesn't require any Congressional action, and calls for the
* First federal regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from the existing power plants through issuance of the presidential memorandum.
* Revision and re-issuance of the proposed limits of carbon dioxide emissions from the new power plans.
* Provision of up to $8 billion in federal loan guarantees to spur investment in efficiency projects and advanced fossil energy, including technology to limit carbon emission.
* Expansion of the permitting process for renewable energy projects such as wind and solar on public lands, with a goal of powering more than 6 million homes by 2020.
* Installation goal of 100 MW of renewable energy projects on the federally assisted housing projects by 2020.
* Aggressive steps to enhance energy efficiency for appliances and federal buildings, with a goal of reducing carbon dioxide pollution by 3 billion metric tons overall by 2030.
* Development of a new set of fuel-economy standards for the heavy-duty vehicles.
* Creation of a National Drought Resilience Partnership to help communities, farmers and landowners prepare for droughts and wildfires.
* Promotion of the climate change preparedness by creating a toolkit for local governments and businesses, and partnering with hospitals.
* Update of the flood risk reduction standards to be met by all federally funded projects.
* Collaborative work with India, China and other major polluters to reduce emissions.
* End of US public financing for new coal-fired power plants in other nations.
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF US POWER SOURCES
* Coal 37%
* Natural Gas 30%
* Nuclear 19%
* Hydropower 7%
* Other Renewables (biomass, geothermal, solar and wind) 5%
* Petroleum 1%
* Other Gases < 1%
* First federal regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from the existing power plants through issuance of the presidential memorandum.
* Revision and re-issuance of the proposed limits of carbon dioxide emissions from the new power plans.
* Provision of up to $8 billion in federal loan guarantees to spur investment in efficiency projects and advanced fossil energy, including technology to limit carbon emission.
* Expansion of the permitting process for renewable energy projects such as wind and solar on public lands, with a goal of powering more than 6 million homes by 2020.
* Installation goal of 100 MW of renewable energy projects on the federally assisted housing projects by 2020.
* Aggressive steps to enhance energy efficiency for appliances and federal buildings, with a goal of reducing carbon dioxide pollution by 3 billion metric tons overall by 2030.
* Development of a new set of fuel-economy standards for the heavy-duty vehicles.
* Creation of a National Drought Resilience Partnership to help communities, farmers and landowners prepare for droughts and wildfires.
* Promotion of the climate change preparedness by creating a toolkit for local governments and businesses, and partnering with hospitals.
* Update of the flood risk reduction standards to be met by all federally funded projects.
* Collaborative work with India, China and other major polluters to reduce emissions.
* End of US public financing for new coal-fired power plants in other nations.
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF US POWER SOURCES
* Coal 37%
* Natural Gas 30%
* Nuclear 19%
* Hydropower 7%
* Other Renewables (biomass, geothermal, solar and wind) 5%
* Petroleum 1%
* Other Gases < 1%
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