Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate rules, clean energy incentives and promotion of fossil fuels could cut the pace of US decarbonisation by more than half over the next 15 years, a new analysis shows.
Rhodium Group, an independent research provider, found that the speed of average annual emissions reduction could fall by as little as 0.4 per cent through to the end of 2040, compared with 1.1 per cent from 2005 till the end of 2024.
It forecast that annual US emissions would decline by 26-35 per cent by 2035 under these conditions, a significant shift since last year’s forecast of 38-56 per cent.
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