Obama to fight carbon pollution emitting from coal plants in US

US President Barack Obama has reportedly decided to slash carbon pollution emitting from coal plants across the US.

According to The New York Times, the Obama administration would announce one of the strongest actions ever taken by the United States government to fight climate change, a proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulation to cut carbon pollution from the nation's power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.

The proposed directive indicates that the largest source of carbon pollution emitting from 600 coal power plants would be dissolved, which can completely transform the manner in which electricity is generated in the US.

Andrew Steer, president of the World Resources Institute said that the momentous announcement raised the bar for controlling carbon emissions in the United States as these new standards send a powerful message around the world.

The report also suggests that the regulation would further stand as Obama's last chance to substantially shape domestic policy and as a defining element of his legacy.

The report added that the president, who failed to push a sweeping climate change bill through Congress in his first term, is now acting on his own by using his executive authority under the 1970 Clean Air Act to issue the regulation.