Repealing the Clean Power Plan Disregards Health, Environment and Economics

The World Resources Institute criticizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan, which aimed to reduce power plant carbon emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The organization argues that the repeal disregards the U.S. obligation to mitigate global climate impacts and falsely suggests that such a move would revive the coal industry, which is declining due to the lower cost of natural gas and renewable energy.

• The Clean Power Plan was the first national strategy to limit carbon pollution from power plants, with a target of reducing emissions to 32 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2030.
• The decline of the coal industry is driven by economics rather than regulation, as coal is more expensive and more polluting than alternatives such as renewable energy and natural gas.
• The WRI contends that the Trump administration's proposal to withdraw the plan ignores the contribution of U.S. emissions to global climate impacts and the resulting risks, such as intensified hurricanes.

APA

Adams, S. (2017). Repealing the Clean Power Plan Disregards Health, Environment and Economics. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-repealing-clean-power-plan-disregards-health-environment-and-economics

Chicago

Adams, Sam. Repealing the Clean Power Plan Disregards Health, Environment and Economics. World Resources Institute, 2017. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-repealing-clean-power-plan-disregards-health-environment-and-economics.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{adams2017repealing, author = {Adams, Sam}, title = {{Repealing the Clean Power Plan Disregards Health, Environment and Economics}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-repealing-clean-power-plan-disregards-health-environment-and-economics}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }