1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 12, 2016The Clean Power Plan (CPP): The Treatment of BiomassThe Clean Power Plan On August 3, 2015, the Obama Administration issued its final rule for carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric power plants, comm
2、only referred to as the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the CPP under an authority granted to the agency in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA; 42 U.S.C. 7411). In general, the CPP requires states to devise a plan thatby reducing CO2 emissions
3、 from the affected facilities in accordance with guidance established by EPAallows them to reach a state-specific emission reduction goal by 2030. States are required to submit their plans by September 6, 2016, although they may request a two-year extension. A federal plan will be used to implement
4、the CPP for states that do not submit a plan. Further, states are required to implement their plans in 2022. EPA says the CPP offers states “broad flexibility and latitude in complying with their obligations” by providing multiple strategies that states may undertake to meet their goal, including in
