World Wondering If U.S. Can Meet Obama's Emission Reduction Goal, Says Expert

Jennifer Morgan, director of World Resources Institute’s Climate and Energy Program, says countries worldwide continue to ask whether or not the United States can reduce gas emissions to meet President Obama’s goal of 17%. (0:34)

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Federal Agencies Can Meet Emissions Goal By 2020, Says Expert

Franz Litz, senior fellow at the World Resources Institute, says the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy can reduce the green house gas emissions by 14% below 2005 levels by 2020. (0:35)

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Federal Agencies Can Start Controlling Emissions Without Congress, Says Expert

Franz Litz, senior fellow at the World Resources Institute (WRI), says a new study conducted by the WRI shows that existing tools actually can get the US part on the way to reducing green house gas emissions. (0:29)

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Obama's Visit To Copenhagen Will Not Impact Climate Legislation Here

David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation, says that President Obama's visit to the Copenhagen climate change summit will have “little impact” on legislation in Congress. But, he says the President’s visit did affect the Environmental Protection Agency's recent findings on the dangers of green house gas emissions. (0:20)
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