Report: President's Climate Plan Essential To Meeting 'Ambitious' U.S. Emissions Goal

摘要

President Barack Obama's climate plan is essential for staying on track to meet the nation's "ambitious but achievable" goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, according to a report from the State Department. Under existing policies, U.S. emissions in 2020 are projected to be only about 5 percent lower than 2005 levels, the State Department said in its "2014 U.S. Climate Action Report." But with the emissions and energy-related measures outlined in the president's plan, the country could achieve emissions reductions "in the range of 17 percent" by 2020, the report said.