The five biggest Trump rule changes combined could add 1.8 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases by 2035 if they are not implemented. Reports show that U.S. carbon dioxide emissions spiked in 2018 and fell again last year, but overall greenhouse gas emissions remain higher. The three most significant contributors to climate change, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, continued their historically high levels.
The US has done more to reduce its GHG emissions over the past four years than international competitors who cling to the ceremonial Paris Climate Accords. Coal, oil, and gas consumption increased in 2021 as the American economy began to recover. While U.S. emissions remain below 2019 levels, the math of the commitment to roughly halve emissions is a good start to slowing down.
In April 2021, Biden set a new national goal to reduce emissions by 50 to 80% by 2030. In 2022, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,343 million metric tons (14.0 trillion pounds) of carbon dioxide equivalents, a 3.0% decrease since 1990. As Donald Trump prepares to leave office, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are plummeting to levels not seen in decades. However, experts say it isn’t a significant increase in carbon emissions since Trump has been president.
US emissions have declined more slowly during Trump’s term than when Barack Obama was in the White House. Other advanced economies like the EU have experienced a slower decline in emissions.
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