President Barack Obama has announced a plan to slash carbon emissions by 32% by the year 2030. His new “cap and trade” plan will encourage states to set a “cap” on emissions and foster “trade” to create markets for buying permits to pollute. Current coal mining practices are responsible for extensive pollution. Thus, environmentalists see Obama’s plan as an important first step in combating climate change, a plan that will be opposed by the energy sector . Bianca Perez reports from Washington DC for teleSUR.
