On his first day back, Trump declared a national energy emergency, directing agencies to increase oil and gas production while revoking Biden's climate policies. He initiated the U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement and appointed Cabinet members supportive of fossil fuels. Despite climate emergency signs dating back decades, Trump's actions reflect a long-standing Republican resistance to climate change, rooted in discrediting science. His previous term included rolling back the Clean Power Plan and denying climate legitimacy, indicating a continued alignment with fossil fuel interests.
During his first term as president, 2017-2021, Trump repealed the Obama-era Clean Power Plan for reducing power plant emissions, falsely claimed that wind turbines cause cancer, and promised to 'end the war on coal' and boost the highly polluting energy source.
Trump's latest actions to sideline climate change policies are unsurprising, as they align with the Republican Party's long-standing stance against urgent climate action.
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