President Donald Trump may abandon US pledges to reduce carbon emissions, but global economic realities ensure he is unlikely to reverse the accelerating push to adopt cleaner forms of energy. Trump said on Twitter late Wednesday he will announce his decision on whether to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord during a Rose Garden event Thursday afternoon. Though it remains the largest global carbon emitter, China also leads the world in total installed solar and wind capacity. “President Trump is ceding the future to the Germans, the Chinese, the Indians, and other nations rather than having the United States continue to lead the world on clean energy solutions,” said Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. As American utilities have turned away from coal, the nation has seen a corresponding decline in carbon emissions.

Source: Egypt Independent June 01, 2017 08:26 UTC