Several states and leaders are already making progress -- implementing efficiency standards and investing in clean energy

Stjepan -- 

Today, the EPA finalized the Clean Power Plan -- the single most important step America has ever taken in the fight against global climate change. Now the plan moves to the states, where state leaders will determine how best to hit the goals we've set to limit carbon pollution. Several states and leaders are already making progress -- implementing efficiency standards and investing in clean energy. That deserves our support, because opponents of this plan will be fighting it everywhere they can. OFA is standing with state leaders who are acting on climate -- add your name in support. We can't delay taking action on climate change -- it's one of the most pressing issues our nation faces, and it's our responsibility as a country to set an example for the rest of the world. And we also have an obligation to future generations -- sea level rise, climate patterns, and public health in decades to come depend on our actions today. That's why state-by-state leadership matters, and states and governors need support in the face of coordinated attacks by special interests and climate change deniers. Joining OFA is one good way to do that -- you can stand with leadership on climate change here: https://my.barackobama.com/Support-the-Clean-Power-Plan

Thanks,

Barack Obama

THE WHITE HOUSE

Our biggest step yet in fighting climate change: President Obama just announced America's Clean Power Plan -- the biggest and most important step our country has taken in the fight against climate change. Our power plants are responsible for about a third of America's carbon pollution -- more than our cars, airplanes, and homes combined -- and that pollution is fueling climate change. But until now, there have never been federal limits on how much carbon pollution existing power plants can generate. The Clean Power Plan sets the first-ever carbon pollution standards for these power plants, while providing states and utilities with the flexibility they need to meet those standards. Get the facts on the Clean Power Plan at WhiteHouse.gov/Climate-Change. You've heard the numbers by now: 2014 was the planet's warmest year on record. Fourteen out of the 15 warmest years on record fell within the first 15 years of this century. Earth's current levels of carbon dioxide, which heats up our atmosphere, are the highest they've been in 800,000 years. We can see the effects of the changing climate in our everyday lives. Our summers are hotter. Our droughts are deeper. Our wildfire seasons are lasting longer. Our storms are more severe. And these disasters are becoming more frequent, more expensive, and more dangerous. But as the President said today, "There is such a thing as being too late when it comes to climate change." That's why he directed the Environmental Protection Agency in 2013 to tackle the issue of carbon pollution from our power plants -- and today's plan sets the first-ever nationwide limits on this pollution. By 2030, this new plan will reduce carbon pollution from our power plants by 32 percent from 2005 levels. In total, it will keep 870 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution out of the atmosphere -- the equivalent of taking 166 million cars off the road, or cutting every ounce of emissions due to electricity from 108 million American homes. Because of this plan and other steps we've taken to combat climate change, we'll reduce premature deaths from power plant emissions by nearly 90 percent by 2030, and we'll see 90,000 fewer asthma attacks among our children each year. Combined with more investments in clean energy, smarter investments in energy efficiency, and a global climate agreement by the end of this year, we can slow -- and maybe eventually stop -- the harm we've inflicted on our climate over the past century. Visit WhiteHouse.gov/Climate-Change to find out more about the Clean Power Plan.

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