Donald Trump has won the November 8
United States presidential election in what is widely seen as the biggest upset
in the American electoral history. Earth Tribune, using sources from BBC, briefly examines
the implication of Trump presidency on environmental issues
Donald Trump has issued no position
statements on environmental issues on his website. In speeches and debates,
however, he has said he opposes what he views as economically damaging environmental
regulations backed by "political activists with extreme agendas".
He
says he supports clean water and air, but wants to slash funding to the
Environmental Protection Agency. He has also called man-made climate change
"a hoax" and said he would "cancel" the Paris Agreement and
other international efforts to address the issue.
Trump
has widespread support for scrapping the payment to the Green Climate Fund
amongst his Republican colleagues - who have retained control of both Houses -
so he won't face much opposition should he choose to repeal it. His distrust of
the Paris Agreement is also shared with many Republicans.
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