Saturday, March 18, 2017

Donald Trump to scale back importance of climate change in government decisions, says White House official

Donald Trump to scale back importance of climate change in government decisions, says White House official

Donald Trump is planning to order a dramatic reduction in the role climate change plays in policy decisions, a White House official has said.

The US President, who has called global warming a hoax created by China, is reportedly preparing to release a wide-ranging executive order overturning measures taken by Barack Obama to combat climate change.

A Trump administration official who has seen a draft of the order told Bloomberg News and Reuters that a requirement for government agencies to factor climate change into formal environmental reviews, such as those for new pipelines, would be dropped.

Mr Trump was expected to target green regulations including a federal coal mining ban and an initiative forcing states to cut carbon emissions.

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