The complete 'global warming pollution reduction program' seeks to reduce 'global warming emissions' to '3%below 2005 levels in 2012, 17% below 2005 levels in 2020, 42% below 2005 levels in 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels in 2050.'  The plan charges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with reducing global emissions by another 10% by 2020.  The EPA will need to secure international agreements that avoid further international deforestation.

The Copenhagen Accord is criticized particularly because it does not set global emissions standards. Instead, it sets only a broad goal for long-term temperature increases. The parties agree to attempt to keep the global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius.

The new smog standards seek to limit the amount of ground-level ozone in the atmosphere to between .06 and .07 parts per million. The previous standard was .075 parts per million. The new emissions goal also includes a secondary standard that sets a seasonal standard in order to protect ecosystems. The EPA describes the standard as an index value between 7 and 15 ppm measured 12 hours per day over three months.