On January 29, 2010 President Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. While the base year was not specified in the press release (below) it is elsewhere defined as 2008, rather than the 2005 previously used by the U.S. Government or the base year of 1990 used by most other nations. As the nations largest purchaser of energy, this action has the potential to provide a significant stimulus for energy efficiency and innovation in the development of clean energy sources. This action follows the January 28th announcement of non-binding pledge to reduce national emissions of greenhouse gases by 17% reduction by 2020. This latter announcement was made in response to the Copenhagen Accord, has a base year of 2005, and is contingent upon action by the U.S. Congress.
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On November 19, 2008, then President-Elect Obama delivered a video message to the participants of the Governors Climate Change Summit in Los Angeles, California, which represented a comprehensive overview his position on global climate change. American citizens should review these comments and strive to ensure that these promises are kept. A video of President Obama’s comments can be viewed on AreWeToast.com, while the official transcript of his remarks follow below.
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