US government to cut greenhouse gases 28 percent by 2020
January 29th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 29 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Friday pledged to cut US greenhouse-gas emissions 28 percent within the federal government by 2020 to help combat global warming.
As the single largest consumer of energy in the US economy, the government had “a responsibility to American citizens to reduce our energy use and become more efficient,” Obama said in a statement.
“Our goal is to lower costs, reduce pollution, and shift federal energy expenses away from oil and towards local, clean energy,” he said.
The Obama administration has pledged to cut greenhouse gases 17 percent by 2020 across the entire US economy, which did not go far enough for many countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in December.
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