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The Climate Action Plan is an environmental plan by Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, that proposed a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. It included preserving forests, encouraging alternate fuels, and increasing the study of climate change. The plan was first prepared in 2008 and was then updated every two years. [1]
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2016 to January 20, 2017.For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
The White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy was a government entity in the United States created in 2008 by President Barack Obama by Executive Order. It existed for over two years and was combined with another presidential office in April 2011. The office was created to coordinate administration policy on energy and global warming.
Amending Executive Order 13675 To Expand Membership on the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa August 3, 2016 August 8, 2016 August 3, 2016 81 FR 52321 2016-18872 [485] [486] 247 13735: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury August 12, 2016 August 17, 2016 August 12, 2016 81 FR 54709 2016-19723
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
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.
The Obama administration took a few steps to reform the criminal justice system at a time when many in both parties felt that the US had gone too far in incarcerating drug offenders, [203] and Obama was the first president since the 1960s to preside over a reduction in the federal prison population. [204]
The Clean Power Plan was an Obama administration policy aimed at combating climate change that was first proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 2014. [1] The final version of the plan was unveiled by President Barack Obama on August 3, 2015. [2]