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Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030 (www.carbonbrief.org)

submitted 4 months ago by Jordan117@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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A victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could lead to an additional 4bn tonnes of US emissions by 2030 compared with Joe Biden’s plans, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.

This extra 4bn tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) by 2030 would cause global climate damages worth more than $900bn, based on the latest US government valuations.

For context, 4GtCO2e is equivalent to the combined annual emissions of the EU and Japan, or the combined annual total of the world’s 140 lowest-emitting countries.

Put another way, the extra 4GtCO2e from a second Trump term would negate – twice over – all of the savings from deploying wind, solar and other clean technologies around the world over the past five years.

If Trump secures a second term, the US would also very likely miss its global climate pledge by a wide margin, with emissions only falling to 28% below 2005 levels by 2030. The US’s current target under the Paris Agreement is to achieve a 50-52% reduction by 2030.

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[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 29 points 4 months ago

If Trump wins then the environment will probably move pretty far down the list of my worries. The top will be "how do I survive in a fascist dictatorship?"

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If Trump wins again we might as well write off any mitigation of climate change and start building underground cities and all the things that would make subterranean life even remotely possible

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

Most of which will be from the fermented bullshit that comes out of his mouth.

[-] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Don't forget the billions of tonnes of bullshit emerging from his white house.

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