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During Obama's second term issues such as climate change emerged in the public consciousness, leading the administration to adopt clean power directives [9] and sign the Paris Climate Accord. Also during this time, the United States began to change its attitudes towards gay rights.
The launch of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) project under the Department of Energy and in collaboration with the Department of Defense, modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, [5] A new report on how the federal government can help create a "self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry" [6]
California Climate Change Executive Orders [1]; Date Exec. Order Summary Ref. April 20, 2004: S-07-04 Hydrogen Transportation: designates the 21 interstate freeways in California as the "California Hydrogen Highway Network" and directs state agencies to plan and build a network of hydrogen fueling stations along these routes by 2010
Climate change adaptation has tended to be more of a focus for local authorities, while national and international politics has tended to focus on mitigation. There have been exceptions – in countries that feel especially exposed to the effects of climate change, sometimes the focus has been more on adaptation even at national level. [37]
Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. [3] The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [4] [5] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [6] Extreme weather events, invasive species, floods and droughts are ...
Her executive order calls for almost a dozen agencies to jointly create a workforce development and training plan, with education programs even for K-12 students on career opportunities.
Executive Order 13653, “Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change” was issued by President Barack Obama on November 1, 2013. [1] E.O. 13653 is the Federal Government 's response to the rising issue of climate change.
[2] [5] [6] Shell stated in response to the summons that it was doing its part to address climate change, and that "What will accelerate the energy transition is effective policy, investment in technology and changing customer behaviour. None of which will be achieved with this court action.