Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-us-should-be-global-leader-in-climate-change-fight Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story President Barack Obama outlined a long-awaited plan to tackle climate change, which included new regulations on power plants and protections for coastlines against sea level rise. In a speech at Georgetown University, Mr. Obama announced a presidential action plan to launch the first-ever federal regulations on carbon dioxide emitted by existing power plants.