Signaling the need for urgent action so that we can combat the s we face inrisk this country. President obama has long recognized the urgency of this challenge. , in a speech at Georgetown University on a sweltering hot day, the president launched his Climate Action land. Cutting Carbon Pollution in, preparing our communities for changes in climate that are already ongoing and leading International Efforts to address the challenge. One year later, a lot has happened in executing on the commitments made in the Climate Action plan. The president has directed the Environmental Protection agency and the department of transportation to develop fuel economy standards for heavyduty vehicles. The department of interior has announced its permitting of the 50th Renewable Energy project on federal lands during this administration, and the department of energy has issued multiple, new Energy Efficiency standards. The department of agriculture has announced seven new hubs to adapt operations to a c