Obama heralds impact of power plant greenhouse gas limits

US president unveils final version of plan to dramatically cut emissions from power plants

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 19:15

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Washington: Calling it a moral obligation, President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his plan to dramatically cut emissions from U.S. power plants, as he warned anew that climate change will threaten future generations if left unchecked.

Touting the plan at a White House event on Monday, Obama said the unprecedented carbon dioxide limits are the "the single most important step" America has ever taken to fight climate change.

He warned that because the problem is so large, if the world doesn't get it right quickly, it may become impossible to reverse, leaving populations unable to adapt.

Gazprom’s Adler thermal power plant in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. “Gazprom remains a keyactor in Europe,” says Pascale Jean, a natural gas specialist at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

A coal-fired power plant in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province. As delegates gather in South Africa to plot the next big push against climate change, Western governments are saying China and other growing economies should accept legally binding curbs on greenhouse gases.

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