[InterceptPoint]

Totally meaningless Obama initiative. Any actual action on the part of the United States requires the approval of the Senate. The chance of that actually happening is, to at least three decimal places, ZERO - as in 0.000. Even Reuters knows this. Take a look at this paragraph in from the article:

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A final emissions reduction target will be submitted, the U.S. said, once the U.S. Congress enacts domestic legislation requiring carbon pollution cuts. But such legislation has an uncertain fate in the Senate.

[Palmetto Patriot]

Any actual action on the part of the United States requires the approval of the Senate.

Republicans should try to have it brought up and made a recorded vote. That should be worth at least a 3-4 seat gain in November.