President Barack Obama  Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

President Barack Obama
Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called “the biggest, most important step we have ever taken” in tackling climate change.

The aim of the revised Clean Power Plan is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years.

The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.

However, opponents in the energy industry have vowed to fight the plan.

They say Mr Obama has declared “a war on coal”. Power plants fired by coal provide more than a third of the US electricity supply.

The revised plan will aim to cut carbon emissions from the power sector by 32% by 2030, compared with 2005 levels.

US power stations are the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases

Each US state will have an emission-cutting goal assigned to it and must submit a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency on how it will meet the target.

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