Why Trump’s ungreenwashing makes sense

by mark blake

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Why Trump’s ungreenwashing makes sense

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He seems to have finally got it right. Kept at least one of his campaign promises that has gone down well with a majority of the American people. Let’s examine the hows and the whys of Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris.

– Climate action: Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent on clean-energy technologies and evangelisation during the last decade, but climate action on the part of consumers in the US and India has been next to nil. In Germany, sure, consumer solar has taken off, but with the government now withdrawing subsidies, it has started taking a deep dive.

– Climate hypocrisy: Consider two champions of climate action: Barack Obama and Narendra Modi. As US president, Obama used to land up anywhere with at least two Air Force Ones and about ten Zil-style Beast limousines in tow. The Pope showed up at his door in a petite Fiat to tell him to practice what he preached, but all he got in return was the famous Obama smirk.

Since demitting office, Obama has been on the high seas for months with billionaires and celebrities, enjoying the lifestyle of the ultra-rich and the ultra-famous on almost mile-long yachts. How much energy has that consumed?

Narendra Modi loves to paint himself green, but he too has ordered a brand-new fleet of supersonic jets for himself.

– Climate enjoyment: Trump became infamous by asking US government employees to list which climate conferences they had attended. Let’s see where these have taken place recently: Cancun, Copenhagen, Doha, Paris, all exotic locales. The upcoming one: in pretty little Bonn.

Ever wonder why they are not held in polluted urban sprawls such as Mexico City, Delhi, or Beijing. Is it because these cities are too hazardous to spend a few days in?

 

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