Among Donald Trump’s rain of decisions since his sworn, some will have the effect of reducing the fight to climate change catastrophically, at a time when, already, the house is burning.
As in his last election, in 2016, Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement. This aims to limit the increase in global temperature and represents “the best hope for all humanity”, as Ursula von der Leyen said at the Davos World Economic Forum.
But Trump promised to go even further. Among other things, it will intensify the exploitation of hydrocarbons on its territory. “It is undeniable, he risks seriously hindering the already insufficient measures to combat catastrophic planetary global warming,” wrote the famous environmental activist David Suzuki, on the website of his foundation.
Training
The training effect of the Trump storm is already felt.
For the past few days, the major American and Canadian banks have, for example, decided to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, international grouping with carbonality objectives, supported by the United Nations.
-The subject has become polarizing, the institutions fear disorder and prosecution. We only saw the tip of the iceberg.
No break
In November, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres claimed leaders gathered for the summit of climate action (COP29) that they inject sums and adopt immediate measures to stop “climate destruction” which marked the world in 2024. No country is spared, he recalled.
The World Meteorological Organization (OMM) has just confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, just like the last 10 years have been the hottest ever noted.
The resulting destruction is characterized by serial hurricanes, boiling seas, cultures ravaged by drought. Alas, she will not take a break because an illuminated has taken control of the world.
