Article snippet: The Trump administration is expected to propose rolling back the Clean Power Plan today, a major step back from policies put in place by the Obama administration to combat climate change. So what could that mean for the environment? The biggest criticism of undoing the plan is that continuing emissions at current levels would not slow down rising global temperatures, which could lead to further consequences that hurt the environment and public health. The goal of the Clean Power Plan was to reduce 2005-level carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent by 2030. States would be required to submit plans on how they would reduce emissions through options like adding new technology to power plants or switching to energy sources like wind or solar. In 2015, carbon dioxide emissions from energy were 12 percent lower than levels in 2005, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. President Barack Obama said the additional reductions would be "like cutting every ounce of emission due to electricity from 108 million American homes. Or it's the equivalent of taking 166 million cars off the road," in his speech announcing the plan in 2015. The Obama administration said the regulations would decrease pollutants that cause soot and smog, which would lead to fewer according to a White House fact sheet. The Clean Power Plan hasn't gone into effect yet, so there is no data to show if it had an impact on emissions. Carbon dioxide and other gase... Link to the full article to read more