Abina Alberta: Trump replacement for Obama climate plan worse than doing nothing – study

Abina Alberta

Trump replacement for Obama climate plan worse than doing nothing – study Jan 16th 2019, 07:15, by Vanessa Angel Administration's alternative to clean power plan would let emissions 'rebound' via coal-fired power plants, researchers find The Trump administration's replacement for the linchpin Obama-era plan to combat climate change would increase greenhouse gas emissions in much of the US more than doing nothing at all, according to new research. Planet-warming emissions would "rebound" under the Trump policy, researchers found, as it delays the retirement of coal-fired power plants. Carbon dioxide emissions would be 8.7% higher in 18 states and Washington DC by 2030, compared with having no policy at all. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2MfaVU5

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