Trump administration escalates pressure on Europe to walk back climate policies

Trump administration escalates pressure on Europe to walk back climate policies


The United States is increasing pressure on its European allies to weaken or completely roll back regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to undermine international efforts to tackle climate change

President Donald Trump has long dismissed concerns about climate change as well as the effects of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, urging European leaders to also abandon their green crusade

Since his first day in office, Trump has pushed for the U.S. to step back from climate change discussions on the international stage, pulling the country out of the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement for a second time. 

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The administration also moved to pull the U.S. from discussions with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in February, ordering

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