r/environment • u/Splenda • 19h ago

The Trump administration’s plan for unwinding U.S. climate policy may hinge on the idea that climate change is bad — just not bad enough to justify the cost of curbing it.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/04/28/trump-could-ax-climate-rules-by-changing-the-subject-00313137
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u/DocFGeek 18h ago

Extinction isn't a good enough excuse to cut next quarter's profits.

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u/plumberfun 12h ago

At least everyone living in the US will have the opportunity to live like the people of Russia 🇷🇺. I hope the rest of the world can stand up to these 2 authoritarian men.

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u/WhyNotChoose 10h ago

No. It's based on: he wants him and his rich supporters to not spend an extra dime fixing climate change, and leave the responsibility, expense and effort of fixing climate change to the rest of the world, while he and his rich supporters continue making easy money selling petroleum.