This week on The Energy Gang: the political reasons for Trump’s messaging on environmental issues.
Last week, Donald Trump stood in the East Room of the White House and delivered a speech on his “environmental leadership.”
Onlookers called the speech “Orwellian.” The Trump administration has tried to pull America out of a global climate agreement, sent officials to try to sell coal at the latest UN climate summit, forced climate scientists out of the government, and rolled back 83 environmental rules.
So why is Trump talking about the environment now? What does it tell us about how voters feel about the issue going into the election? In this episode of The Energy Gang, we’ll look at the possible political reasons for the timing of the speech.
Then, we’ll look at New York’s big climate law. How does the state plan to cut emissions 85 percent by 2050? And how will ambitious policy in California and New York influence other states?
Finally, we tackle the seasonal debate over air conditioning. As the world gets hotter, AC use is exploding around the world. How do we cool the world without baking the climate?
Source: greentechmedia
