Trump could roll back anti-coal diplomacy despite continued green energy push, Kerry says
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At the International Energy Agency meeting, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry mentioned that if Donald Trump is re-elected, he may not halt the progress of renewable energy but could backtrack on efforts against coal diplomacy.
“Even when President Trump was there for those 4 years, 75% of our new electricity came from renewables because we had portfolio laws in the 37 states that required the deployment of renewables … so whatever happens, that’s not going to change the direction we’re moving in,” Kerry said.
“This revolution is happening … notwithstanding the hiccup of the farmers’ strikes or a president of a country who wants to pull out of the Paris [climate] agreement,” he added.
Although Kerry is hopeful about global renewable technology, he cautioned that changing US climate policy under a new administration could still harm the world.
“We succeeded in our work with China in getting China to agree that they’re not going to fund any more foreign coal-fired power being built, which is a step forward, but the enforceability of that has proven to be complicated,” Kerry said.
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