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US will work to keep new coal plants from being built overseas

2013-10-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hill: The Obama administration on Tuesday said it will seek to discourage the construction of coal plants in foreign countries through the World Bank and other multilateral development institutions. The effort marks the latest step in President Obamas initiative to combat the effects of global warming through executive power in lieu of action from the divided Congress. Under the new policy, the U.S. government will oppose public financing for coal projects in all but the world's poorest countries...

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