奥巴马总统将于周二公布气候计划

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奥巴马总统将于本周二在华盛顿特区乔治城大学的演讲中公布其气候变化战略的详细信息。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gcL3_zzgWeU#at=29

根据白宫首页发布的视频,他的愿景将包括一项减少碳污染的国家计划,使国家为气候变化的影响做好准备,并领导全球气候努力。


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总统称气候变化为“严峻的挑战”,并且是“特别适合”美国优势的挑战,他呼吁农民、工程师、企业和公民共同努力。 此公告发布之前,美国和中国在本月早些时候签署了关于氢氟碳化物(HFCs)的新协议。为了应对其对大气臭氧的影响,HFCs已在空调和制冷系统中取代了HCFCs(氢氯氟烃)。然而,替代品HFCs是强效温室气体。

预计总统将使用行政权力来减少碳污染,而不是依赖国会行动。近几个月来,政府在努力推动吉娜·麦卡锡的提名通过参议院领导环保署,同时敲定新发电厂的排放规则细节,在此期间,大部分气候变化问题都处于搁置状态。发电厂排放规则存在争议,很可能涉及诉讼。 2008年,美国最高法院裁定,根据《清洁空气法》,环保署有权将温室气体作为污染物进行监管。

总统的战略可能包括在国内促进清洁能源发展的努力,以及刺激适应措施,例如为脆弱社区保护海岸线和港口。

您可以在本周二美国东部时间下午1:35在 whitehouse.gov/live 观看公告。

David Wogan is an engineer and policy researcher who writes about energy, technology, and policy.

David's academic and professional background includes a unique blend of technology and policy in the field of energy systems. Most recently, David worked at Austin Energy, a Texas municipal utility, implementing a Department of Energy stimulus grant related to energy efficiency. Previously, David was a member of the Energy & Climate Change team at the White House Council on Environmental Quality for the Obama Administration.

David holds two Master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs. While at UT, David was a researcher in the Webber Energy Group, where his research focused on advanced biofuel production to offset petroleum use in the transportation sector. David holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he researched nuclear non-proliferation measurement technology.

David is a 2013 Aspen Institute Journalism Scholar, joining a select group of journalists from Slate, ABC News, and The New York Times.

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