Thursday, March 19, 2015

The White House Announces Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative

Today President Obama signed an Executive Order to cut the Federal Government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 percent from 2008 levels. The President’s initiative also increases the share of electricity that the federal government uses from renewable sources to 30 percent by 2025.
Following the signing at the White House, the President traveled to the Department of Energy to tour the building’s rooftop solar panels and to host a meeting with executives from some of the largest Federal suppliers to discuss how their new and existing GHG reduction targets are helping address climate change, while at the same time helping their company’s bottom line by reducing energy costs.

The President is following through with the commitment he made in China last year to reduce economy-wide emissions 26-28 percent by 2025. 
For more information, please see the White House Fact Sheet and Blog. (The White House)

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