1. Defend and protect climate rule
Green groups and opponents alike will admit Obama has taken historic steps to fight climate change, but a core piece of his environmental legacy has yet to be finalized: Carbon pollution standards on existing power plants.
2. Reject Keystone XL
One of the strongest actions Obama could take to cement his commitment to fighting global warming, greens say, is killing the controversial Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline.
“The president will do himself a favor by taking a few more bold steps like rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline,” Henn said.
3. Say no to more drilling
Greens took comfort in the “feisty” Obama that came out during the latest Keystone push, with many confident he would have vetoed the legislation.
A number of groups argue that Obama should “start saying no” more, not only to Keystone, but to opening up more waters to oil and gas drilling.
4. Regulate methane emissions
The administration has yet to propose, and may choose to bypass, regulating methane emissions from oil and gas operations. A coalition of green groups are urging Obama to “swiftly” take action on curbing methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, from industrial sources.
5. Be a ‘real player’ in the Paris talks
Obama’s historic climate deal with China surprised many and left environmentalists eager for more.
The agreement got China to set a target to cap emissions for the first time ever, but there is still a lot of work to do ahead of the United Nations climate change convention in Paris next year where nearly 180 nations are supposed to sign a global accord to slash emissions.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/225469-5-things-greens-still-want-from-obama
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