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In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Obama called for a goal, "By 2035, 80 percent of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources." [14] In January 2017, President Obama published an article arguing that private-sector incentives will help drive decoupling of emissions and economic growth.
President Barack Obama adapted further climate goals from the original New Energy for America plan into the Presidential Climate Action Plan. [14] The Climate Action Plan, last announced in June 2013, was a series of executive programs that included regulations to cut domestic carbon emissions, to prepare the U.S. for impending effects of ...
Furthering the goals of Executive Order 13514, President Obama issued four additional Presidential Memoranda to increase building efficiency and create jobs by requiring agencies to complete $2 billion in Energy Savings Performance Contracts, to purchase biobased and renewable products, to purchase green fleet vehicles and to launch an EV pilot ...
President Barack Obama challenged the nation during his 2011 State of the Union Address to cut energy costs so that by the year 2035 we will have 80 percent of America's electricity coming from ...
• More than $1 trillion in revenue for federal, state, and local governments; • Lower energy prices for job creators and middle-class families; and • National security strengthened by freedom from dependence on foreign energy supplies. A successful national energy strategy will have a fundamental influence on the well-being of the nation.
Designating the International Renewable Energy Agency as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities September 3, 2015 September 9, 2015 September 3, 2015 80 FR 54403 2015-22888 [431] [432] 218 13706: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors September 7, 2015 September 10, 2015
The announcement is part of the Interior Department's push to site more renewable energy facilities on federal lands, a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's goal to decarbonize the U.S ...
By JIM KUHNHENN WASHINGTON (AP) -- Challenging lawmakers to help him create greater economic opportunity, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address Tuesday to announce he's ...