OTTAWA: If Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wins the 2024 US election it may hurt the worldwide effort to battle local weather change, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned in an interview aired on Friday (Dec 22).
Trump, who denies the science of local weather change, mentioned final week that if elected he would renege on a US$3 billion US pledge to a worldwide fund meant to assist growing international locations reduce emissions. Trump has made attacking the Biden administration’s investments in renewable power a core a part of his marketing campaign message.
“Sure, there is a concern notably across the setting at a time the place it is so essential to maneuver ahead on defending and constructing an financial system of the longer term,” Trudeau instructed the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
“A Trump presidency that goes again on the battle towards local weather change would decelerate the world’s progress in methods which are regarding to me,” he mentioned, describing Trump’s method to the local weather throughout his presidency as “a menace not simply to Canada however to the world”.
Biden’s Inflation Discount Act, which outlined large investments to speed up the inexperienced transition, prompted Canada to spend billions to draw main automakers looking for websites to fabricate electrical autos and battery parts.
Trudeau had a rocky relationship with Trump, who as soon as known as him “dishonest and weak”, and he was one of many first world leaders to congratulate Biden on his 2020 election victory.
