Trump and Clean Power Plan

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Geographic). This policy has far more negative effects than positive ones (SUCH AS? LIST THEM), and should not be adopted.

The effects of negating former President Obama's plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electrical power generation, as well as increasing the use of renewable energy and conservation will cause much destruction to our country's environment. Rather than putting in place new wind and solar farms in place of coal-fired polluting power plants, President Trump hopes to revive the coal industry in order to curb the heating of the planet. Laurence Tubiana, the chief French negotiator of the 2015 Paris Agreement says "There are countless countries ready to step up and deliver on their climate promises and take advantages of Mr. Trump's short-termism to reap the benefits of the transition to the low-carbon economy" (New York Times). Nearly every country committed to take action to reduce planet-warming emissions, with the overall goal to keep the ...

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China is so polluted, that masks are a common sight in the streets to help stay healthy while doing daily activities. Among polluting the environment around them, the country's smog problem is also hurting its economy, adding to health costs, slowing down productivity, and discouraging tourism, so there is a very strong need to clear the air by cutting coal use. If President Trump rescinds the Clean Power Plan, the United States would be turning away "from its leadership role in handling the biggest issue that we face as humanity," as Jules Korenhorst, chief executive officer of clean energy in Rocky Mountain Institute.

It is a great concern that the United States may not follow the ...

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