| Emissions reduction and energy reform becomes | | | | agency must put in place provisions to ensure |
| the focus of Obama's new Executive Order | | | | that they achieve the percentage reduction. |
| 13514. This will have a very high importance in the | | | | In order to address the requirements of the |
| energy use in the United States. | | | | executive order, energy reduction requirements |
| President Obama has received some criticism for | | | | and reporting needs, agency chiefs must first |
| not being more vocal in his support for climate | | | | take stock of their existing greenhouse gas |
| change, for not recognizing that the USA must | | | | emissions inventories. The federal government |
| take a lead in environmental issues. The current | | | | has never been asked to show the size of its |
| US president gained credibility in addressing climate | | | | own carbon footprint and the agencies will |
| change issues when he signed the new executive | | | | undoubtedly face considerable challenge as they |
| order which focused on the federal government | | | | try and determine the scale for the first time. |
| which is the largest polluter in the country. | | | | The federal government is the largest energy |
| Through the release of an executive order, | | | | consumer in the country and consequently the |
| energy reform and emission reduction has gained | | | | largest emitter of greenhouse gases. The chronic |
| a significant spotlight around the country. President | | | | problem of carbon emissions in the United States |
| Obama's latest EO may have been received with | | | | will be bound to be significantly affected by the |
| little fanfare in the populist media, but is likely to | | | | new executive order on Energy Reform. In |
| have a very significant effect on overall energy | | | | addition, a "knock on" effect is likely as a |
| use in the United States. | | | | significant number of federal employees become |
| Pres. George W. Bush was known for his | | | | accustomed to new measures and new ways of |
| reticence when it came to anything associated | | | | doing business. |
| with climate change and energy restrictions. While | | | | Best practices need to be established by officials |
| he was responsible for his own executive order | | | | of the federal agency by working together, as |
| on the overall subject, it did not directly address | | | | stipulated in the new executive order. The federal |
| the subject of carbon emissions. | | | | government may not be known for its ultimate |
| Through Obama's executive order 13514, energy | | | | efficiency and as it will now be necessary to |
| use must be curtailed at federal agency level. | | | | analyze the output of each individual asset, |
| Every agency had been ordered to come up with | | | | solutions must be sought to assist in the gathering |
| an emissions reduction target within 10 years. | | | | and interpretation of this data. |
| Once these figures have been determined, each | | | | |