Obama’s Clean Power Plan: a breath of fresh air

Abstract

“An unacceptably high and potentially catastrophic risk to human health” was how a 2015 Commission published by The Lancet described the risks posed by climate change. With this in mind, the Clean Power Plan, unveiled by President Barack Obama and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Aug 3, should be welcomed with open arms by the respiratory medicine community, both in the USA and further afield.

Resource Type

Opinion/editorial

Author

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Resource URL

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(15)00336-7/abstract

Publication

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Volume

3

Issue

9

Pages

661

Date

September 2015

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00336-7

Organization Type

Academic

Health and Human Impact

Respiratory disease

Climate and Environmental Impact

Air pollution

Emission Sources

Conventional energy Energy Conventional

Fossil Fuels

Coal Natural gas

Solution

Climate mitigation/GHG reduction

Other

Advocacy

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