President Trump openly dismisses climate change, describing it as a "big hoax," dismantling environmental regulations, and withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. He aims to cut climate funding and boost fossil fuel production, despite already high records under Biden. The outlook for federal climate action is bleak with a GOP-led Congress and a conservative Supreme Court. However, states, particularly in the West, remain committed to climate policies, continuing to innovate and fund projects even against federal opposition, exemplified by successful initiatives like California's $10 billion climate bond.
With a GOP-dominated Congress and a Supreme Court hostile to environmental protection, most federal efforts to alleviate the planetary crisis will likely languish over the next four years.
Despite President Trump's disdain for climate initiatives, state and local governments in the Western U.S. have taken the lead in combating climate change for the last two decades.
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