Summary

Trump has announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, citing a focus on domestic energy production and rolling back Biden-era climate policies.

This move, which can be completed in one year, will align the U.S. with nations such as Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only UN-recognized countries outside the global pact.

Critics warn it undermines global climate efforts, ceding leadership to China, which has aggressively expanded green technologies.

Trump pledged to boost fossil fuels while continuing nuclear power investment.

  • @Sanctus
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    831 day ago

    All of this effort to stay in the past will only ensure America is not a world power in the coming years. If you aren’t at the forefront of green energy you are at risk of becoming the very fuel you drill.

    • @AA5B
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      371 day ago

      We’ve already let China own the market for renewable energy, EVs, high speed rail, etc this gives them four more years to consolidate their gains without competition.

      • @Sanctus
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        51 day ago

        I really think the point is to weaken us to irrelevance against Russia. Thing is, this military just dont disappear.

    • @[email protected]
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      181 day ago

      In 3 years, some green-energy country is going to invade the sandy dust-bowl North American continent to use our land for wind, solar, and algae-based bio-fuels. We might fight at first, but we’ll be too fat or sick or both to actually do anything about it.

      When we finally emerge from our state of extreme foot-shootery, we’ll look around and realize what’s happened: American exceptionalism has won the day again! And then we’ll invade some country with oil and talk about how smart and rich we are.