Stop, stop, I’m already voting for him, I do not need more reasons
Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate
The climate crisis may appear peripheral in the US presidential election but a victory for Donald Trump will, more than any other issue, have profound consequences for people around a rapidly heating world, experts have warned.
By peripheral, they mean “it has virtually no bearing on the election when people are having trouble buying food and paying rent”
So what would a Trump election triumph mean for the environment?
1. A dangerous and uncertain future
Amid the frenetic bombast of politics, it is easy to overlook the long legacies of electoral decisions. Action or inaction on the climate crisis in the span of just the next few years will help decide the tolerability of the climate for generations not yet born.“We have now brought the planet into climatic conditions never witnessed by us or our prehistoric relatives,” as a recent paper authored by more than a dozen scientists warned. “We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt.”
Considering that a goodly chunk of the time for modern humans was during an ice age, that’s a dubious claim. And, reconstructions show that several previous warm periods were warmer.
2. Climate denialism would return to the Oval Office
Of course, despite the climate sermonizing from people like Biden and Kamala, they themselves use enormous amounts of fossil fuels, way more than the average American. How many gallons did Biden use just to head to Delaware for most weekends this year alone?
3. Clean energy policies unpicked
A primary target for a new Trump administration would be the landmark climate bill signed by Biden that is pushing hundreds of billions of dollars to renewable energy deployment, electric car production and battery manufacturing.
Trump is not against “green energy”, he’s against wasting taxpayer money for projects that are not really beneficial, as well as not forcing Americans into vehicles they do not want.
4. A purge of science
A far more ideological slant on science and expertise is likely to emerge should Trump win office, with Project 2025, the conservative manifesto authored by many former Trump officials, calling for civil servants to be replaced by loyal political operatives.
It mostly won’t happen: Trump didn’t do it last time, he won’t do it this time. Of course, what about the ideological slant of all those government employed “scientists”?
5. International relations shaken
As president, Trump took several months to decide to remove the US from the Paris climate agreement. “This time I think he would do that on the very first day, likely with a lot of dramatic flourish,” said Rabe.
If other countries want redistribute their citizen’s earnings for silly projects with the money ending up in the hands of the UN, the IMF, 3rd World dictators, feel free. And, I’m hoping that Trump does end up ending America’s involvement with the Paris Climate (scam) Agreement within the 1st month. Our allies will be happy when Trump calms the world down so we’re not headed towards WW3. Lest we forget, these are the same world leaders who also tend to have massive carbon footprints and take lots of fossil fueled travel.
