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The U.S. president Barack Obama has announced a new plan to combat climate change. It is called the Clean Power Plan. President Obama said it was an important project to protect America's economy and health. He wants to reduce the amount atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup electricity provided atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup power plants that use coal and move atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup a greater use atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup renewable energies. He said the goal is atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup power plants to cut their carbon emissions atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup 32 per cent atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup 2005 levels atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup the year 2030. Obama told journalists atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup the White House that: "This is our moment to get this right and leave something better atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup our kids." He warned that: "If we don't get climate change right, we may not be able to reverse it."

President Obama said the Clean Power Plan would be good atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup the health atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup Americans. It will stop 3,600 premature deaths each year. It will also mean 1,700 fewer heart attacks and a reduction atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup 300,000 missed work and school days because atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup sickness. Obama said America could save atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup to $34 billion a year atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup its health budget. However, not everyone atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup the USA thinks the plan is a good idea. Possible future president Jeb Bush said it would, "throw countless people atbelowbyforinofonouttowardsup of work, and increase everyone's energy prices". Another opponent, Governor Scott Walker, agreed. He said the plan should be called the "Costly Power Plan". He said: "It will cost hard-working Americans jobs and raise their energy rates."