[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9332 of September 29, 2015

National Energy Action Month, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As Americans, we have a profound obligation to our children and our
grandchildren--to help them live better lives than we did, and to ensure
the choices we make do not limit the range of their dreams. The key to
realizing a future in which our young people are not held back by
choices of the past lies in the promise of a clean, sustainable America.
During National Energy Action Month, we rededicate ourselves to
bolstering energy efficiency, investing in innovative clean power, and
working together to preserve our planet for generations to come.
My Administration remains committed to securing a stable, energy-
independent future for our Nation--and while there is much work to be
done, we have made significant advances in recent years. The United
States is now the world's top producer of oil and natural gas, and we
have set strict fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks,
which are helping to wean us off our decades-old addiction to foreign
oil. We are transitioning away from energy sources that contribute to
climate change and threaten our health and safety--instead moving toward
clean energy sources and ambitiously investing in alternatives like wind
and solar. Taking our place as a major player in clean energy, we are
harnessing over 3 times as much electricity from wind and 20 times as
much from the sun as we did in 2008. We also remain dedicated to
ensuring the safe and secure use of nuclear power, which generates over
60 percent of our carbon-free electricity. And we

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will continue working to improve our energy efficiency, double our
energy productivity, and explore any and all ways of saving consumers
money while reducing our total energy consumption. These efforts are
vital to preserving our way of life and will help protect our
environment and boost our Nation's economy.
As the world's second-largest emitter, America must recognize the role
we play in contributing to our planet's changing climate and do all we
can to make our air cleaner and safer for our children to breathe.
Through our historic announcement with China last November, the United
States agreed to double the pace at which we cut our emissions, while
China committed for the first time to limiting theirs. In addition, this
past summer, as part of our Clean Power Plan, I announced the first set
of nationwide standards aimed at reducing the carbon emitted from our
country's existing power plants. This plan will aid in our fight against
climate change while strengthening our economy and helping fulfill our
moral obligation to leave our kids and grandkids with a stable planet.
And we are leading by example in Washington: I signed an Executive Order
earlier this year that aims to cut the Federal Government's greenhouse
gas emissions by 40 percent and increase its share of electricity
consumption from renewable sources to 30 percent over the next 10 years.
Last year, the global economy grew while global emissions remained flat
for the first time ever, and we have seen that our goals of addressing
energy challenges and driving economic progress are mutually compatible.
In that spirit, I will keep fighting to build a more sustainable society
for all people by investing in clean sources of energy--including wind,
which could provide as much as 35 percent of our electricity and supply
renewable power in all 50 States by 2050--as well as solar, which has
added jobs 10 times faster than any other sector of our economy.
Additionally, I recently committed to getting 20 percent of our
country's energy from renewables--beyond hydroelectric power--by 2030.
My Administration will continue supporting technology, including new and
advanced nuclear technology, that moves us closer to a brighter energy
future, advances energy efficiency, and develops cleaner fuels.
Though we may never see the full realization of our ambition in our
time, we can still have the satisfaction of knowing we did everything
within our power to leave this world better than it was. During National
Energy Action Month, let us recommit to forging the future that is
within our capacity to reach by supporting clean, renewable, and
independent means of energy production and by taking control of our own
energy consumption. Everything we have is at stake--and we must fight
for it.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2015 as
National Energy Action Month. I call upon the citizens of the United
States to recognize this month by working together to achieve greater
energy security, a more robust economy, and a healthier environment for
our children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen,

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and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA