US Climate Policy Under President Trump: Why the Sky is Dark, but Not Falling

Many of us are still in disbelief that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States. His bombastic assault on immigrants, due process of law, religious freedom, and free speech all give us reason to sound the fascist alarm bells. And while his rhetorical attacks on these civil rights issues are of great concern, perhaps the single greatest threat of a Trump presidency is found in his contempt for climate change. If we continue emitting greenhouse gases under a "business as usual" scenario, a warming of 4 degrees C would be a likely outcome. A warming of 4 degrees C would kill 250,000 to 5 million people across the earth annually and reduce global GDP by roughly 1 to 5% (approximately $ 1 – 4 trillion USD). To put these figures into perspective, 4 degrees of warming could kill a population up to the size of Los Angeles and cost up to 25% of US GDP every year for the foreseeable future....

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