Obama to regulate ‘pollutant’ CO2

BBC News
Friday, April 17, 2009

The US government is to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, having decided that it and five other greenhouse gases may endanger human health and well-being.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the move following a review of the scientific evidence.

The news was welcomed by environmental groups that mounted a series of court cases during George Bush’s presidency aimed at forcing the EPA to act.

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Developing countries have asked for the US to show leadership on climate.

Many developing nations are not prepared to curtail their own emissions without firm indications that the US is willing to make major cuts.

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Legislation is being proposed in Congress, but the EPA decision will allow the agency to mandate some cuts without waiting for the draft bills to become law.

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