U.S. President Donald Trump is set to issue a sweeping executive order to reverse a multitude of federal measures taken by his predecessor Barack Obama in order to meet American commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement. With Mr. Trump undoing the regulations on fossil fuel, America is making a turnabout in its climate policy. Energy independenceThe Clean Power Plan was the cornerstone of Mr. Obama’s climate policy in the run-up to meeting Paris commitment. Coal mining itself has become more mechanised in recent years, employing lesser miners for the same quantity of mining. “On the heels of the three hottest years on record, President Trump is reversing the biggest steps our country has taken to fighting climate change,” said League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2017 00:42 UTC