BAD APPLE TRUMP SET TO REVERSE CLIMATE ACTION

Trump’s policy of ‘Drill, baby, drill’ goes against the global push towards renewable energy.

- S V KRISHNA CHAITANYA

The Paris Agreement’s requirement for emission reductions is seen by him as an irritant, leading him to opt out rather than comply. He has long argued that such regulations unfairly burden the US compared to countries like China, classified as developing nations despite their significant emissions and economic power A merica will be a manufacturing nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have: the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on earth, and we are going to use it. We’re going to use it,” declared President Donald Trump as he signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on his first day back in office for his second term. This decision, made public earlier this week, marks a significant shift in US climate policy, echoing his administration’s earlier withdrawal in 2017.

Trump’s move to exit the Paris agreement, aimed at combating climate change, was coupled with the immediate revocation of all climate finance commitments previously made by the US. This not only reaffirms his commitment to fossil fuel extraction but also signals a stark pivot away from international climate cooperation. During his inauguration speech, Trump made it clear that he intended to reverse the climate-friendly energy policies introduced in recent years, emphasizing instead the need to extract more oil and gas to fulfill america’s energy requirements.