White House: Major costs to delaying climate change policy
Washington (CNN) – If lawmakers delay taking action now on climate change it could cost taxpayers exponentially more in the future to deal with the effects of a warming planet, the White House is warning Tuesday.
A report from President Barack Obama's administration says the costs of mitigating carbon emissions will rise 40% per decade unless something is done now to stem the outpouring of pollutants scientists say are causing global warning.
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"What this report makes clear is first of all, we know way more than enough to justify acting today," said Jason Furman, the chair of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. "Delaying action will increase the cost."
The report claims new climate policy can be regarded as "insurance" against the severe effects of a warming planet, like rising sea levels and increased land temperatures.
Last month Obama's Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a plan that would drastically reduce carbon emissions from coal fired power plants, a measure fiercely opposed by both Republican and some Democratic lawmakers from coal-producing states. Public hearings on those new rules begin around the country this week.
The President has also increasingly sought to highlight the potential – and, in some cases, already realized – effects of climate change on communities, launching new programs to help towns and cities prepare for stronger storms and changing landscapes.
Thus far he's achieved his climate agenda through executive actions, part of a larger White House strategy of going around Congress on issues where legislative action appears unlikely.
On Tuesday the Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, will unveil new rules governing the transmission of methane, which officials say accounts for 9% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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Obama is wrong on everything else so why should this be any different. While the environment is in trouble, if Obama's record to date is any indication, then he should leave this alone . He, Obama, has managed to screw everything else up, he shouldn't be allowed to mess this up too
Maybe we should look, just this once, to Germany and how much more evolved, and intelligent their politicians and people are, about climate change.
Under the over served speaker of the house, there is no time to vote on the senate bipartisan jobs bill, the senate bipartisan immigration bill, the senate veterans bill, because in the 99 days the house actually shows up for work, theyhave to repeal health care, women's rights, and vote for a frivolous lawsuit against the president. Republicans are completely incapable of governing.
My uncle just came back from Germany, he said he was blown away because almost everywhere he went there were wind tunnels and solar panels. he said how green and cool the country felt even on the hottest of days. Germany is leading the way in renewable energy while American is steadfast on clogging up our country with muck and unbreathable air., I'm not even gonna mention our water systems. The repubs only see money for their big oil donor friends today, to hell with their children and a fast overheating planet tomorrow. Dam i wish we had some more powerful voices on the dem side, to help put a stop to big corporate money and the spins coming from the repub party before they cast down irreversible damage to this country and the globe.
Too much money involved, nothing will change, were doomed. Clean coal, that's a good one, for sure!
How about the major costs of not keeping the border safe and secure?
How about the major cost of secretly shuttling illegal immigrants to cities throughout the US?
How about the major costs of lawyer and legal fees for illegal immigrants who will not show up for their court dates?
How about the major costs to public schools as they are flooded with illegal immigrants?
How about the major costs to hospitals as illegal immigrants flood emergency rooms demanding free treatment?
How about the major costs of illegal immigrants abusing the already corrupt food stamp system?
If Obama's priorities are to destroy the country, at least he is doing that well!
This from a Community Organizer? he doesn't have the resume to take soil samples.
Last month Obama's Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a plan that would drastically reduce carbon emissions from coal fired power plants, a measure fiercely opposed by both Republican and some Democratic lawmakers from coal-producing states.
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They lied to me. They've been running TV ads about how the new "clean coal" can be cleaner than natural gas. I've always suspected that they were just saying something to make themselves look good. There is no such thing as "clean coal".
Major costs to the climate change policy period........like no JOBS in America. Obama is a complete and total FRAUD!
They refer to it as methane when referring to it as a greenhouse gas, but it is called "natural gas" when referring to it as the energy source. It's essentially the same thing–meaning drillers are already incentivized to mitigate methane leakage because every CC leaked is one less CC they can sell.
Right-thinking people understand that man-made climate change is B.S. That's why Obama needs to use executive actions to propel his agenda. Get this guy out of office now...he's killing this country.
Eh, Whazzat?,
Are you sure? What gave you your first clue. Was it the "Heat Wave" we had last winter? Well it will sure make all those Solar Panels work good, Eh? I'm sure those Coal Miners will be happy.
Another "crisis" for this administration to "deal with" by costing YOU more money.
Don't these Chicken Littles ever get tired of their own lies? They're demanding economy-destroying amounts of money to fix a non-existent problem, and then threatening that they'll demand more later if we don't give them what the want now. It's a combination of scare-tactics and a used-car-salesman ploy of trying to push people into an impulse buy.
These republican guys rather ignore the fact that climate is changing, and these idiots deny your Medicaid to buy insurance lobby thugs for profit ignoring your Healthcare needs, now they want to run for WH, let me ask, do they even qualify for cook jobs in WH? Lord only save these uneducated, war-money-suckers, old, cunning, not caring idiots. God bless!!
Really???
This from a Community Organizer? he doesn't have the resume to take soil samples.
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Alright then, if using the term "community organizer" doesn't work for you, how about Constitutional scholar and law professor? You are being sucked in by your own ignorance!
The GOP will never figure out the global warming /air pollution issues as long as their two greatest benefactors are Koch Petrochemical and big coal. It probably doesn't hurt that the GOP has joined the Fundamentalists and decided Science isn't for them either.
Rick McDaniel
Major costs to the climate change policy period........like no JOBS in America. Obama is a complete and total FRAUD!
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Gee Rick, if Obama is such "a fraud", maybe you can explain to us all how his economy (the one the GOP won't help with) has produced more jobs than Mr. Bush's did- even discounting the millions of jobs lost in his little depression of 07-09? Perhaps you can explain the 401 ks that Bush wiped out and why their value is up 300% now? Perhaps you can explain why unemployment is lower than when Obama came into office.
Go ahead, we'll wait........
-when you say community organizer, how about that "Drama Guy" with now clue to "Trickle-Down" nonsense, how about that "War-Loot" linked to Foreign contracts called "Haliburton" that killed millions and hit Bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan, wonton Escape from Torah-Bora desert? Are you happy for killing, looting USA, messing with world economy?
rs
Really???
This from a Community Organizer? he doesn't have the resume to take soil samples.
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Alright then, if using the term "community organizer" doesn't work for you, how about Constitutional scholar and law professor? You are being sucked in by your own ignorance!
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Calling the President a Constitutional scholar and law professor are infinitely worse to the "Really???s" of the world because they DESPISE anyone with an IQ above room temperature.
I say plant some trees in the blue states ?
You know something? I've noticed that there are a lot of right wing "Chicken Littles" running around here.
Holy Pestilence of Biblical Proportions!,
Eh, rs,
Have you not read in the Bible of such things? And here I thought you were up on all those things. My mistake.
I experience climate change when i roll my windows down in my truck all the time ? The wind blows and it gets cooler it is the real deal ?
Anonymous
They refer to it as methane when referring to it as a greenhouse gas, but it is called "natural gas" when referring to it as the energy source. It's essentially the same thing–meaning drillers are already incentivized to mitigate methane leakage because every CC leaked is one less CC they can sell.
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I'm not so sure about methane being thought of as a "greenhouse gas." Greenhouse gases are typically those produced as a result of some form of combustion. There would include carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and other hydrocarbons.
While methane is a very hazardous gas, I do not think tht it falls within the realm of greenhouse gases. It's a hazardous gas like: Chlorine, Ammonia, Propane, Xylene, and other fuels and industrial chemicals.