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Costing the Earth: America's Energy Independence

America's Energy Independence

22/11/2016

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What does the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA mean for the environment?

New president elect of the USA Donald Trump is a climate change denier, and so what does his rise to power mean for the environment?

New President elect of the USA Donald Trump is a climate change denier, and so what does his rise to power mean for the environment? 

Among his early pledges he states: "The Trump Administration will make America energy independent. We will end the war on coal, and rescind the coal mining lease moratorium, the excessive Interior Department stream rule, and conduct a top-down review of all anti-coal regulations issued by the Obama Administration. "

He promises to rip up climate deals and get the USA mining and burning fossil fuels again, giving jobs back to areas that need them.

Costing The Earth will take each sector and try to predict what the next four years will hold for each energy generator. Is there any good news for the environment or will Trump's election usher in a return to dirty, polluting, fossil fuel-burning days that we were pulling away from?

Presenter: Tom Heap
Producer: Martin Poyntz-Roberts.

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