(Food-Beverage-News.Com, June 26, 2013 ) Blissfield, MI -- In his inaugural address, one of President Barack Obama’s most moving promises was to do more about climate change. On Saturday, the White House web site posted a video, where Mr. Obama restated his promise and stated that preventing climate change was the biggest challenge of this generation. This Tuesday, Mr. Obama is scheduled to speak at Georgetown University and it is highly anticipated that he will reveal some of the aspects of his national climate change plan at the engagement.
Some of these aspects include "a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, prepare our country for the impacts of climate change and lead global efforts to fight it," said Mr. Obama. By using the powers of his executive office, Obama is generally expected to direct federal government agencies, such as the EPA, to encourage the efficient use of energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government promotion of solar, wind and other renewable energies are also expected to be part of the plan, particularly on public properties.
On the White house video, Obama also hinted at strategies his council of scientific advisors are developing to minimize the effects of climate change on coastal cities. Earlier in the week, Mr. Obama hinted at bolder action. In a speech he gave in Berlin he declared, "Our dangerous carbon emissions have come down, but we know we have to do more, and we will do more."Also earlier in the week White House climate advisor, Heather Zichal, indicated EPA regulations would be part of the National Climate Change Plan. She spoke at a round-table backed by the New Republic magazine. Emissions from coal-fired power plants are proposed to be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency at the president’s direction. She said, "Going forward, obviously the EPA is going to be working very hard on rules that focus specifically on greenhouse gas emissions from the coal sector. They're doing a lot of important work on that space."
Congress republicans, in all likelihood, will react unfavorably to Tuesday’s speech. Historically, republicans oppose any serious action on climate change. In a preemptive strike against the president, house speaker John Boehner told Fox news network Thursday that Obama would be "absolutely crazy" to delegate authority to the Environmental Protection Agency in the reduction of carbon emissions.
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