THE UN CONGRATULATES OBAMA FOR HIS STRONG PERSONAL LEADERSHIP FOR CLIMATE ACT

USPA NEWS - The President Obama unveiled the "Clean Power Plan" in Washington DC yesterday. The event was released worldwide by the media. The United Nations reacts immediately by congratulating the statements of the president on which American gas emission reduction targets ambitions and the energy transition.

BAN KHI MOON SECRETARY GENERAL OF UN AND HIS DUJARRIC SPOKESMAN CONGRATULATE OBAMA FOR HIS STRONG PERSONAL LEADERSHIP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Clean Power Plan formally unveiled today by President Barack Obama, saying it shows the determination of the United States to address global warming while also saving money and growing the economy. The Plan reportedly assigns each state a target for reducing its carbon pollution from power plants. States will be allowed to create their own plans to meet the requirements and will have to submit initial versions of their plans by 2016 and final versions by 2018. It aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years, and emphasises wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “The Plan is an example of the visionary leadership necessary to reduce emissions and to tackle climate change,“ Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, told reporters in New York. “The Secretary-General appreciates President Obama's strong, personal leadership on climate change,“ he added. “President Obama's leadership by example is essential for bringing other key countries on board and securing a universal, durable and meaningful agreement in Paris in December.“ Mr. Ban will travel to Washington, D.C. tomorrow to meet with Mr. Obama on a range of issues.--------------------Source UN