President Barack Obama

Certainly, no president can solve the climate crisis in four or eight years. But to his credit, President Obama has laid out an aggressive clean energy agenda for America to start the fight.

His proposals would be a seismic shift in national energy policy and a boon for the US economy. With increased majorities in Congress and the president's top-notch picks for key energy and environment jobs (see here, here, here and here, for example), much of it could become law.

As Obama begins his presidency, the nation should know what he has promised to deliver. A summary of his "New Energy for America" plan can be found below under the Bottom Line Roundup, broken down by the Top 7 Solutions.