US Environmental and Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump's administration will repeal on Thursday the “endangerment finding,” a scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health and welfare.
By leaving the Paris Agreement, President Trump is unintentionally making the strongest case for renewables yet. Clean, affordable energy frees countries from imported fossil fuels and the geopolitical shocks that come with it.
The agreement involves building windfarms that connect directly to multiple nations through high-voltage subsea cables, is set to be signed today in Hamburg by energy ministers from the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
Scientists say that extreme weather is fast “becoming the norm,” warning that without drastic emission cuts, similar heatwaves can be expected every other year by the end of the century.
The Trump administration has unveiled plans for a so-called “Board of Peace” reportedly offering permanent membership in exchange for billion-dollar payments.
New analysis by 350.org and Zero Carbon Analytics finds that 68% of global oil production is impacted by US aspirations to dominate the world's oil and gas markets.
