' These are ambitious goals , but we know they 're achievable goals , ' Obama said at the Energy Department on Thursday . He placed the order at the White House before touring a rooftop solar panel installation at the Energy Department . Major companies that sell to the federal government like GE , HP and IBM energy also make voluntary commitments to cut their own emissions . Government and industry emissions will be the equivalent of what 5.5 billion cars would pay out through their emissions in an average year .
'These are ambitious goals , but we know they 're achievable goals , ' Obama said at the Energy Department on Thursday . He signed the order at the White House before touring a rooftop solar panel installation at the Energy Department . Major companies that sell to the federal government like GE , HP and IBM will also announce voluntary commitments to cut their own emissions . Government and industry cuts will be the equivalent of what 5.5 million cars would pump out through their tailpipes in an average year .