Bush to announce new climate change strategy

Revising his stance on global warming, US President George W. Bush was to propose a new target for stopping the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

The president was also expected yesterday to call for putting the brakes on greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants within 10 to 15 years, according to a senior administration official familiar with the afternoon speech Bush will deliver at the White House.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the speech.