"Little Backing in Congress for Obama Climate Moves"

"WASHINGTON — When Republicans take control of both houses of Congress next month, President Barack Obama will be hard-pressed to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions dramatically — a promise he made to Americans and the world and a key to his legacy.

The Obama administration ballyhooed an agreement with China last month that commits Beijing for the first time to action that would eventually slow its emissions of heat-trapping carbon emissions. That deal reaffirms ambitious U.S. goals under Obama's leadership, but he still may face attempts in Congress to block the money needed to fund government enforcement of emissions rules.

The U.S.-China agreement has provided some optimism for a gathering in Lima, Peru, where representatives of 190 nations are holding talks on a new worldwide deal to limit greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming from causing irreversible damage."

Steven R. Hurst reports for the Associated Press December 2, 2014.

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"Nike, Starbucks, And Other Big Businesses Step Up To Support Obama’S Climate Rules" (Grist)

"Evangelicals Add Support For EPA Plan To Cut Coal Pollution" (Religion News Service)

Source: AP, 12/04/2014