The Clean Power Plan—reducing CO2 emissions

At the beginning of last month Barack Obama, the President of the United States, together with EPA (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency) announced the launch of the program the Clean Power Plan (loosely translated — Net Energy). In the end of the program in 2030 heat-power plants will emit 30% less pollutants than in 2005. Briefly bring the essence of the speech by Gina McCarthy (Gina McCarthy) — the head of the EPA — the essence will mean that you need less to pollute the environment, and our health, economy and life will be fine, and the children and grandchildren will thank us for cleaner air. All right, what can I say.





In China also began to think about pollution control. In 2009, the Chinese government has already promised to reduce pollution of the atmosphere by 40-45% relative to 2005 levels. But now for the first time promised to cut absolute emissions.

In India, in January of this year, the Ministry of renewable energy has signed an agreement with the Ministry of heavy engineering, in which it is told about plans on cooperation in the field of building huge solar power plant in Rajasthan. After all the modules are launched, its power will be 4000 MW, which will make this plant the largest in the world. It will avoid the annual emissions of 4 million tons of carbon dioxide.

 Finland, which is not the largest "provider" of the harmful gases in the atmosphere, has promised to reduce its emissions by 80% by 2050. Here it is necessary to highlight some interesting points:

• the government has not just promised to reduce pollution, it is legally obliged to do it
• if the Finns can do this, then they will be the emissions, which scientists say does not create problems for the climate
• the plan requires constant monitoring, regular reports from successive governments and annual reports
• this initiative is popular among the population — about 80% of all residents support it

Let's hope that all will succeed.

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: thinkgreen.ru