Obama is set to make climate change a key part of his final State of the Union address today , outlining how the recent environmental policy moves will benefit the US economy over the next few years . Although specific details of Obama 's speech are not clear , it is expected that he will build on his repeated claims that action to cut emissions , represents an opportunity for US businesses , entrepreneurs and innovators . The President 's claims will be supported by new research from Berkeley Lab and National Renewable Energy Laboratory ( NREL ) , which looked at the economic impact of renewable power standard ( RPS ) policies in 2013 . The Lab claims that $ 2.2bn in benefits came from reduced greenhouse gas emissions and $ 5.2bn came from reductions in other air pollution as a result of RPS policies . Additionally , the research concludes that up to 200,000 renewable energy - related jobs have been created , savings for consumers have been up to $ 1.2bn from reduced wholesale electricity prices , and between $ 1.3bn to $ 2 has been saved through reduced natural gas prices .
Obama is set to make climate change a key part of his final State of the Union address today, outlining how the recent environmental policy moves will benefit the US economy over the next few years. Although specific details of Obama's speech are not clear, it is expected that he will build on his repeated claims that action to cut emissions, represents an opportunity for US businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators. The President's claims will be supported by new research from Berkeley Lab and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which looked at the economic impact of renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies in 2013. The research claims that $2.2bn in benefits came from reduced greenhouse gas emissions and $5.2bn came from reductions in other air pollution as a result of RPS policies. Additionally, the research concludes that up to 200,000 renewable energy-related jobs have been created, savings for consumers have reached up to $1.2bn from reduced wholesale electricity prices, and between $1.3bn to $3.7bn has been saved through reduced natural gas prices.