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Trump Is Terrible on Climate. Conservationists, Activists, and Scientists Share What’s Next

The fight against climate change is not over because Donald Trump won the presidency. While there is no doubt that work to mitigate the already spiraling climate crisis will get harder, changing tactics and recognizing where the issues stand is critical for moving forward. We only have one planet, after all.

If you’re unfamiliar with where Trump is on climate policy, here is a little refresher: While in office, he pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty to mitigate climate change. Joe Biden signed the US back into the agreement when he took office,  but Trump’s move to pull out of it in the first place (which he could do again) immediately signaled how his administration would handle the crisis: through deregulation. In Trump’s four years in office, he rolled back regulations on airborne mercury emissions, coal ash storage, and more, according to the Brookings Institute. (snip)

It is understandable to feel discouraged, but the fight isn’t over — it can’t be. There is no choice, particularly for the mostly Black and Brown women globally who are most impacted by the effects of climate change. There are plans in place and work is already happening to make sure we stay the course, even if things need to shift a bit. As Elly Kosova, government affairs advocate for Conservation-Energy at League of Conservation Voters, tells Teen Vogue, “Your voice matters, even and especially when they would prefer your silence. We can and must stand up for climate and environmental justice, and together, we can emerge stronger to win critical advances in the months and years ahead.”

Below, read more from climate activists, conservationists, organizers, and scientists about the realistic next steps now that Donald Trump has won the presidency.

I always enjoy how the Warmists think that black and brown women cannot survive without the helping hand of government, that they are incapable of doing things themselves.

Zainab Salbi, cofounder, Daughters for Earth, and Women for Women International

“I have lived in and witnessed many dark days as a humanitarian and a women’s rights activist who worked with women in conflicts and those addressing climate change, and I have learned that nothing is ever over. If anything, the idea that things are over when we learn of the victory of a very worrisome leader — or any bad news, for that matter — is a privileged one. Most women, at the frontlines of fighting for their rights and the rights of nature, have no choice but to continue the fight no matter what politician takes office.

“The question, though, is not whether or not one continues to strive and fight for justice; the real question is how can we continue the work in what feels like dark days and years to come while also protecting our mental and physical well-being?

Yeah, complete wackos. Why are the activists always such Debbie Downers? Always a message of doom. And there is a lot more of this doomsaying in the screed. And, you know who is also bad on climate? All the same people complaining about the coming doom, who refuse to give up their own use of fossil fuels.