Articles on the impact of the 2024 Elections
on the Climate Emergency
ARTICLES AFTER THE ELECTION
"Experts: What does a Trump presidency mean for climate action?" Carbon Brief has asked a range of scientists, policy experts and campaigners from around the world what they think a Trump presidency could mean for climate action.”
Carbon Brief, Nov 7, 2024 -- 1 hour webinar and article.
US election: Climate experts react to Donald Trump’s victory,
Trump is expected to cut spending on green energy and boost US production of fossil fuels, while pulling his country out of the Paris climate accord.
Climate Home News, article
Six Climate and Environment Takeaways From the Election
Donald Trump’s return to power will undoubtedly lead to an attempted assault on the Biden–Harris administration’s landmark climate-action achievements, as well as efforts to roll back long-standing environmental protections—which is exactly what Trump’s corporate backers have bought and paid for. The two most important words in that last sentence are attempted and efforts, because even now, in these first grim days after the election, the environmental movement is busy mobilizing to fight Trump & Co.’s retrograde agenda.
Sierra Magazine, Nov 7, 2024, article
ARTICLES BEFORE THE ELECTION
In the November election, the U.S. faces two futures.
In one, the new president offers the country better prospects, relying on science, solid evidence and the willingness to learn from experience. She pushes policies that boost good jobs nationwide by embracing technology and clean energy. She supports education, public health and reproductive rights. She treats the climate crisis as the emergency it is and seeks to mitigate its catastrophic storms, fires and droughts.
In the other future, the new president endangers public health and safety and rejects evidence, preferring instead nonsensical conspiracy fantasies. He ignores the climate crisis in favor of more pollution. He requires that federal officials show personal loyalty to him rather than upholding U.S. laws. He fills positions in federal science and other agencies with unqualified ideologues. He goads people into hate and division, and he inspires extremists at state and local levels to pass laws that disrupt education and make it harder to earn a living.
Scientific American, Sept 18, 2024 —article
Changing the Climate. Whether you’re young or old, please vote on this issue.
More droughts. More big storms. “It’s just going to keep getting worse until we get a handle on climate change. The good news is we can. We have the technology. We have the plans. If we do everything right these next four or five years, we can turn this around. It can be all right. But if Trump and Vance win, it won’t be. If we apply the right technologies, if we have the right policies, it can be okay. But Trump and Vance will do the opposite.”
from Tim Snyder video, Nov 4, 2024 — watch full video
150 billionaire families have poured a record-breaking $1.9 billion into the 2024 election.
Americans for Tax Fairness, Oct 29, 2024 — full report
“If Trump wins, to be honest with you, the struggle against climate change is over. While virtually every scientist who has studied the issue understands that climate change is real and an existential threat to our country and the world, Trump believes it is a hoax.”
Bernie Sanders, the algemeiner, Oct. 28, 2024 — article
Trump has vowed to gut climate rules. Oil and gas lobbyists already have a plan ready to go.
Washington Post, Oct. 18, 2024 — article
Around the world, diplomats gird for a Trump assault on climate action. “…the first Trump presidency was a setback in the climate fight, and a repeat would slow things down at a critical point when scientists say efforts need to speed up.”
New York Times, Sept. 30, 2024 — article
What’s at stake in the U.S. Election? The climate for the next million years. If elected Trump will be doing all that he can to block the energy transition, in America and around the world.
The Guardian, Sept 9, 2024 — article
“As vice president, Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. As a senator, she was one of the sponsors of the Green New Deal. As the attorney general of California, she took on big oil companies.”
New York Times, Aug. 20, 2024 — article
“The climate clock is running out. The next U.S. president will determine how quickly.”
Fast Company, July 24, 2024 — article
“Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to reverse dozens of the Biden administration’s environmental rules and policies at a meeting with top U.S. oil executives, where he also asked them to raise $1 billion for his presidential campaign….”
Reuters, May 9, 2024 — article
“It’s a strong triple threat to say: Trump will take away your rights. He will take away your democracy. And he will take away the planet you’ve known.”
Bill McKibben, Portside, May 24, 2024 — article
When asked “what is the most effective action individuals can take?”, most experts (76%) backed voting for politicians who pledge strong climate measures, where fair elections take place.
The Guardian, May 9, 2024 — article
“Real politics is constant activism”: A conversation with Noam Chomsky
The.Ink, June 12, 2024 — article
The world’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
The Guardian, May 8, 2024 — article
“A victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could lead to an additional 4bn tonnes of US emissions by 2030 compared with Joe Biden’s plans, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.”
Carbon Brief, March 6, 2024 — article
“This year, elections take place in countries that together emit about half of the world’s greenhouse gases, and climate experts are worried.”
Economist Impact, Feb 27, 2024 — article