"His anti-regulatory stances, support of unfettered fossil fuel production, and his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement, send ripple effects worldwide."
"Donald Trump's astonishing victory has turned the world of climate action upside down, setting back U.S. environmental policy and threatening the international drive to cut carbon pollution and slow global warming.
The stunning upset by Trump, who has routinely suggested that climate change is a hoax, threatens to unravel President Obama's climate action agenda, built on executive orders and regulations, including the Environmental Protection Agency's carbon clampdown at power plants. Trump has vowed to "cancel" the Paris climate agreement, but could cripple it by merely retreating from the U.S. commitment. As the world's second-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide pollution, the U.S. could render the global treaty meaningless, at a time when scientists are urging nations to quickly raise their ambition, or risk an escalating climate crisis.
Leading up to the election, the gulf between Trump and Hillary Clinton on climate and energy was wide and the stakes couldn't have been higher. But the campaign was not fought on those issues. And despite environmental groups pouring an enormous amount of money and people power into the race, they were unable to break through with the message that climate action is urgent."
Marianne Lavelle reports for InsideClimate News November 9, 2016.
SEE ALSO:
"With Trump, Coal Wins, Planet Loses" (New Yorker: Elizabeth Kolbert)
"Trump Victory Reverses U.S. Energy And Environmental Priorities" (Washington Post)
"Trump Victory in Presidential Race Stuns Climate World" (InsideClimate News)
"What Trump’s Victory Means For The Environment (It’s Not Good)" (Inhabitat)
"Energy World Rocked By Trump Win" (E&E Daily)
"Election Roundup: What Trump’s Win Means for Energy and Environment" (Power)
"How President Trump Will Affect Clean Energy and the Climate Change Fight" (Fortune)
"Prospects for the Environment, and Environmentalism, Under President Trump" (Dot Earth/NY Times )
"On Energy and Climate, Donald Trump to Chart a New Course" (Wall Street Journal)
"Trump Promises Oil, Coal Boom, but Is Fuzzy on Details" (Morning Consult)
"Trump Presidency Has Big Implications For Alaska Oil Development" (KTOO)
"The Unthinkably High Stakes For Climate Change That We’Ve Completely Ignored This Election" (Vox)
"What Happened on Election Day" (New York Times)
"Big Oil Revels In Trump Victory, Expects Less Red Tape" (Reuters)
"Trump's Big Win Will Affect Regulations, May Produce Infrastructure Push" (ENR)
"There’s No Way Around It: Donald Trump Is Going To Be A Disaster For The Planet" (Vox)
"Oil, Coal Seen as Winners With Donald Trump Victory" (Wall Street Journal)
"Trump Win Boosts Coal, Hits Renewable Stocks" (Reuters)
"Trump Wins, Climate Loses" (ENS)
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