Climate activists applaud Trump
- deskpilot
- 4 days ago
- 1 min read
Climate change activists are applauding Trump for the tariffs he has imposed on imports to the US.
Activists have previously rounded criticised Donald Trump for scrapping green initiatives, promising to ‘drill, baby, drill’ for oil, and for refusing to accept that extreme weather is caused by climate change. So why the change?
Climate activists are thrilled because steep tariffs on imports, especially from China and Asia, will reduce the import of fast fashion and cheap tat. This in turn will reduce carbon emissions and global warming.
Economists estimate that global shipping will fall by between 11.456% and 14.232% and that global air freight will fall by exactly 12.232%. Climate experts estimate that the resulting reduction in carbon dioxide emissions will be so great that America will be easily meeting its obligations under the Paris Agreement – if only it was still a member.
‘That is a massive drop in global Carbon Dioxide emission,’ said one expert.
‘Don’t tell Trump.’
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