Trump Tells Prince Charles: Don't Blame the U.S. for Climate Crisis

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast


President breaks royal protocol by disclosing that Charles took him to task over climate change. Trump told him that even if climate change is real, it isn't America's fault.

Jamie Ross
Updated 06.05.19 8:39AM ET Published 06.05.19 5:44AM ET

When one of the world’s most famous environmentalists, Prince Charles, met the world’s most famous climate-crisis denier in Donald Trump, there was only ever likely to be one major topic of conversation.

Trump has revealed that Charles, Britain’s next king, spent an hour and a half trying to convince him that climate change was an existential threat to the world. But the president’s only reply appeared to be that, even if climate change is real, then it isn’t America’s fault.

Trump described the conversation to former Celebrity Apprentice contestant Piers Morgan in a stomach-churningly matey interview broadcast on day three of the president’s state visit to Britain. Morgan’s fawning climaxed with him gifting Trump with a Winston Churchill-style bowler hat, which Trump immediately proceeded to complain was too big.

The president has spent the past two days of his state visit meeting British royals and politicians—although some, such as Boris Johnson, a potential future prime minister, turned down the chance to meet him. Wednesday will see him travel to the coastal city of Portsmouth, where he will join world leaders to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-prince-charles-dont-blame-the-us-for-climate-crisis?ref=home

[exboyfil]

1. We went from being a world leader

post-WWII to being "not my fault".

[Achilleaze]

2. "Don't blame USA. Blame me and my repubes." - Dirty Donny* (R)

"Honest, decent Americans want to take action on the hard reality of climate change. But we republicans have found ways to make a lot of filthy oily money for ourselves by lying repeatedly about climate change. Ha ha."

- Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Eight reasons why Trump's 'clean climate' claims fail to stack up

1) Greenhouse gas emissions

The US is still the world’s second biggest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, having been overtaken by China more than a decade ago. In per capita terms, however, the US far outstrips China, though it comes below some Middle Eastern states with tiny populations and vast fossil fuel industries. While carbon emissions have been falling, in part because of the switch from coal to gas, Climate Tracker estimates that the US will fail to meet its carbon reduction targets set by Barack Obama, to cut emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025.

2) Fracking

The US is now one of the world’s biggest gas producers, thanks to fracking, and about half of its oil now comes from the production method, which requires the blasting of dense shale rock with water, sand and chemicals to release the tiny bubbles of fossil fuel trapped inside. This boom has come at a cost, as the vast water requirements are draining some areas dry, and pollutants found near fracking sites include heavy metals, chemicals that disrupt hormones, and particulates. The effects range from memory, learning and IQ deficits to behavioural problems. Leaks of “fugitive” methane are an additional contributor to climate change.
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7) Water
Despite Trump’s claim to Morgan that “we want the best water, the cleanest water – it’s crystal clean, has to be crystal clean clear”, his recent actions on water have been an attempt to roll back decades of progress on cleaning up the US water supply. Last December, he announced plans to undo or weaken federal rules that protect millions of acres of wetlands and thousands of miles of streams from pesticide run-off and other pollutants.

8) Air
By rolling back Obama-era measures intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the Trump administration is also threatening to increase air pollution, as coal-fired power stations will be able to spew out toxins once more, according to 14 states who last year opposed the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans. This is in contrast with China and India, cited by Trump – along with Russia – as having polluted air. Those nations are trying to clean up their pollution with stricter limits on what power plants and other industries can produce.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/05/eight-reasons-why-trumps-clean-climate-claims-fail-to-stack-up

[progree]

4. A lot more stupid at the link, for example

“I did say, ‘Well, the United States right now has among the cleanest climates there are based on all statistics,’” he told Morgan. “And it’s even getting better because I agree with that we want the best water, the cleanest water. It’s crystal clean, has to be crystal-clean clear.”

and the next 2 paragraphs after that for more ignoramusity and stupidity
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-prince-charles-dont-blame-the-us-for-climate-crisis

[Botany]

5. "Trump told him that even if climate change is real, ... "

It doesn't get more real than this. https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127128086

"I Can't Say We've Experienced Anything Like This Since I've Been Working In Agriculture"

[BigmanPigman]

6. I pity Prince Charles.

I don't know how he was able to maintain his composure for 1 1/2 hours with that fucking moron.

[riversedge]

7. It is not possible to have a conversation with Trump without him blaming someone or something

on others. all. the. time.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Always the boorish asshole

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. Whenever I see that name. I think of this:

https://m.