WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to temporarily halt the implementation of the Clean Power Plan while an appeals court reviews legal challenges from industry groups, corporations, and states.

• The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on the Clean Power Plan, a decision that WRI notes was not based on the merits of the plan, which are scheduled to be heard in court later in the year.
• The Clean Power Plan is described as a central element of the U.S. climate strategy with a target to lower carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector by an average of 32 percent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels.
• Sam Adams, Director of the U.S. Climate Initiative at WRI, asserts that the plan is on solid legal ground and provides benefits including the reduction of pollution, the creation of jobs, and improvements to public health, noting that renewable energy is often now cheaper than traditional fuels.

APA

Adams, S. (2016). WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-supreme-court-stay-clean-power-plan

Chicago

Adams, Sam. WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan. World Resources Institute, 2016. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-supreme-court-stay-clean-power-plan.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{adams2016wri, author = {Adams, Sam}, title = {{WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2016}, month = feb, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-supreme-court-stay-clean-power-plan}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }