Former President Donald Trump’s reelection threatens to worsen global climate change by altering the trajectory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, eroding federal climate research and forecasting, and abdicating America’s leadership role in global climate negotiations.
Why it matters: His return to the White House comes at a time when climate scientists have warned that the Paris Agreement’s warming targets are slipping dangerously out of reach, raising the odds of potentially catastrophic consequences.
Importing fossil fuels is more of an accelerant to climate change than domestic production. Approximately 40% of global cargo ships are carrying fossil fuels.
Increased production does not imply increased consumption. Our dependence on fossil fuel has decreased, and renewable energy consumption has increased, in the last four years.
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