WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama still believes that putting a price on carbon emissions is the only way to make serious progress on climate change, a senior U.S. administration official said on Tuesday.
Obama is to deliver a televised speech at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT) in which he will aim to restore public confidence in his handling of BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill and drive forward his ambitious plans to cut U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.
The official, who briefed reporters on the themes of the speech, declined to say whether a call for a price on carbon would be raised, but said Obama will discuss his push for climate change legislation in broad terms.
