The United States is Acting to Combat Climate Change

The document describes federal and state-level efforts in the United States to lower greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting the President’s Climate Action Plan and the role of state policies and economic trends in shifting energy production away from coal.

• The Obama Administration is implementing measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite a lack of action from Congress, with further regulations anticipated.
• The President’s Climate Action Plan seeks to meet a U.S. commitment to lower emissions to 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, although success depends on aggressive implementation by federal agencies and the Administration.
• Renewable energy and energy efficiency are being advanced through state-level policies, while economic trends are causing the retirement of inefficient coal-fired power plants, with only six new coal plants planned for construction.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). The United States is Acting to Combat Climate Change. https://www.wri.org/research/united-states-acting-combat-climate-change

Chicago

World Resources Institute. The United States is Acting to Combat Climate Change. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/united-states-acting-combat-climate-change.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendunited, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{The United States is Acting to Combat Climate Change}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/united-states-acting-combat-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }