Study Shows that Trump’s New “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule Will Lead to More CO2 Emissions, Not Fewer

The Trump Administration claims the plan is intended to cut emissions.

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By Tom Yulsman
Jun 20, 2019 2:46 AMFeb 22, 2020 12:41 AM
Global temperature change spiral gif - USGS
This animated spiral portrays the simulated changes in the global average monthly air temperature from 1850 through the present relative to 1850-1900, and then where they are projected to head if we do nothing to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. (Source: Jay Alder, USGS)

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The Trump administration has rolled back Obama-era climate change rules in an effort to save coal-fired electric power plants in the United States.

The action comes in the form of the “Affordable Clean Energy rule,” which Environmental Protection Administration head Andrew Wheeler signed today.

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