Comment: Possible consequences of the plan
It is important to acknowledge the fact that every plan, once implemented, will have several positive or negative consequences. Since the presentation of “America’s Clean Power Plan”, there have been numerous reactions and discussions regarding the positive and negative consequences of the plan.
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Still, when analyzing the consequences of the Clean Power Plan, it is important to look at the bigger picture. We must ask ourselves what the consequences will be for the American business life. In what follows, we will outline some of those consequences:
- Higher electricity bills
- Economical drop in several states
- Smarter and more sustainable practices
As you will notice, they can be either positive or negative.
Higher electricity bills
Once the Clean Power Plan is implemented, the carbon emissions will most likely be reduced to a minimum. This automatically means using electricity instead of coal.
Source 5 (“Obama’s New Climate Rules Will Hurt Poor, Minority Americans the Most”) shows that the new regulations will affect low-income families:
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Economical drop in several states
Source 4 (“What does President Obama's climate change plan do?) presents some of the negative consequences of the Clean Power Plan:
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Smarter and more sustainable practices
Source 1 (“Climate Change and President Obama’s Action Plan”) presents President Obama talking about introducing smarter and more sustainable practices in America. This, of course, is a positive consequence if the Clean Power Plan.
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