What Trump’s climate rollbacks mean for climate change
Robert Johnson from Center on Global Energy Policy explains how Trump’s ‘America First’ policy will impact the Paris Agreement.
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Robert Johnson from Center on Global Energy Policy explains how Trump’s ‘America First’ policy will impact the Paris Agreement.
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to come into play every four years.
Climate sceptic Donald Trump is expected to ditch climate plans when he takes office next month. But President Biden allies said the new target provides a "North Star" for regional governments and businesses that will continue to pursue climate action.
President Donald Trump has made energy a clear focus for his second term in the White House. Having campaigned on an “America First” platform that highlighted domestic fossil-fuel growth, the reversal of climate policies and clean energy incentives advanced by the Biden administration, and substantial tariffs on key US trading partners, he declared an “energy emergency” on his first day in office.
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.
November’s election for president of the United States will have crucial implications for the nation’s and world’s energy and climate policies.