President Obama and world leaders made a global agreement to fight global warming on December 12, 2015. On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court blocked Obama’s Clean Power Plan from moving forward while the rule is being challenged in court.

The Clean Power Plan had the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent by 2030. The plan was promising to increase the health of American families. If all went well, it would have saved consumers $155 billion from 2020-2030. It also promised to boost the American economy by continuing to lower the costs of renewable energy and create tens of thousands of jobs, according to The White House.

President Obama has been passionate about fighting global warming all through his presidency, and the block of his plans to make big changes in the country right before his final term ends is poor timing, as this plan may still be pending in the court system by the time his presidency is over.

Many people who were involved with the plan were surprised by the court blocking. There at least five supreme court justices who were concerned about some aspect of this plan. According to CNN.com, The White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, said “we disagree” with the Supreme Court regarding the block on this plan. He also added that “We remain confident that we will prevail on the merits.”

Officials say that individual states could still move forward by implementing plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions without the litigation of the plan in court. There are many people who were extremely upset with the decision of the court. Many say that there are too many problems in the environment to not put this plan into action. According to CNN.com, Jamie Henn of the environmental group 350.org says “If there were ever a Supreme Court decision that looked backwards instead of toward the future, this was it.”