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  • Hi everyone, I'm Gina McCarthy,

  • Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

  • I am so proud to let you know that the United States

  • has just taken a big step forward on climate change.

  • We finalized our Clean Power Plan,

  • which cuts dangerous carbon pollution

  • from our nation's power plants.

  • I want to tell you about how it's going to lay the foundation

  • for a healthier future and a stronger economy.

  • Fossil fuel power plants are our number-one source

  • of carbon pollution which fuels climate change,

  • making up almost a third of our nation's emissions.

  • We have standards for smog- and soot-forming pollutants,

  • as well as toxics from power plants, but until this rule,

  • there were no national limits for carbon pollution.

  • That's why we took action.

  • By 2030, the Clean Power Plan will reduce carbon emissions

  • by 32% below 2005 levels.

  • Because carbon pollution comes packaged

  • with other dangerous pollutants, our plan protects public health,

  • preventing thousands of premature deaths,

  • asthma attacks, and missed work and school days.

  • Our plan will grow and strengthen our economy

  • by sending longer-term market signals

  • that will drive innovation and investment.

  • It will keep energy affordable and reliable.

  • It will steer us towards where the world is going,

  • not looking back at where it's been.

  • States, cities, and businesses are already well on their way

  • to a cleaner, more efficient power system,

  • and our Clean Power Plan builds on their progress.

  • All 50 states have utilities that work with consumers

  • to help them be more energy efficient.

  • Thirty-seven have standards or goals

  • to use more renewable energy, like wind and solar.

  • Ten states have market-based programs

  • to help reduce emissions,

  • and 25 states have energy efficiency goals or standards.

  • So they're already on the right track.

  • You know how I know we got this rule right?

  • Because we listened.

  • Before we even put pen to paper on our proposal,

  • we held hundreds of meetings and conversations.

  • We received 4.3 million comments on our proposal,

  • and we used that input to make changes

  • so the final rule is ambitious, but it's achievable.

  • States and utilities will have the flexibility

  • that they need to meet their targets.

  • Under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Power Plan

  • sets a carbon pollution goal for each state,

  • and it gives states the flexibility to meet their goals

  • in whatever way works best for them.

  • They can help power plants

  • make sure they're running as efficiently as possible,

  • or they can use cleaner plants more often

  • and use more renewable energy.

  • They can also use market-based programs

  • within their state.

  • They can trade emissions with other states,

  • and they can take advantage of energy efficiency

  • to hit their targets.

  • Our plan mirrors the way

  • electricity already moves around the grid.

  • It sets a fair, consistent standard

  • for power plants nationwide, and it puts states

  • in the driver's seat to meet their goals.

  • EPA's Clean Power Plan is a major step forward

  • under President Obama's Climate Action Plan.

  • But climate change is a global problem

  • that demands a global solution.

  • Already, U.S. action helped spur

  • announcements from China and Brazil to limit their emissions.

  • With many of the world's largest economies

  • making major commitments,

  • we're confident other countries will step up,

  • and the world will secure an ambitious and lasting agreement

  • on climate in Paris this year.

  • President Obama has spoken of our moral obligation

  • to our kids and to future generations to act.

  • Climate impact costs us more than just money.

  • They endanger health and our children's future.

  • When we lead the way,

  • we turn that challenge into an opportunity.

  • Climate action sharpens America's competitive edge.

  • It moves the economy forward,

  • and it protects generations to come.

  • That's what climate action

  • and this Clean Power Plan are all about.

Hi everyone, I'm Gina McCarthy,

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