"Obama Orders Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions"

"WASHINGTON — President Obama signed an executive order on Thursday to set new goals for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of federal agencies, his latest use of his executive authority to address the root causes of climate change and press private companies and foreign governments to follow suit.

Mr. Obama’s directive orders federal agencies over the next decade to cut their emissions by an average of 40 percent compared with their levels when he won office in 2008, and to increase their use of electricity from renewable sources by 30 percent.

The goals are in line with a commitment that he announced in November as part of a climate agreement with China. In the deal, Mr. Obama said the United States would reduce its emissions of the heat-trapping gases that are warming the planet by 26 percent to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025."

Julie Hirschfeld Davis reports for the New York Times March 19, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Obama Cracks Down on Another Emissions Giant – the Us Government (+Video)" (Christian Science Monitor)

"Obama To Seek 40 Percent Cut in Federal Greenhouse Gases" (The Hill)