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Originally Posted by DSK
Unlike Assup, at least you pointed to a few studies.
I read through them and noticed from 2004-2015 we have managed to reduce carbon through mostly the use of natural gas and away from coal. That economically sustainable trend should ultimately lower carbon in the atmosphere.
Worst case: We already solved the problem.
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The coal industry in the U.S. has been on a downward trend for years. Coal production dropped 18% from 2015 to 2016, although production is expected to rise marginally in 2017 due to natural gas prices. In 2005 coal accounted for 50% of the electricity in this country and about 30% in 2016.
To sum it up, the use of coal in this country will probably continue to decline over the years. Trump definitely does not agree with global warming:
"The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." 11/06/2012
"This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice." 1/1/2014
Source:
http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-global-warming-hoax/
"Trump’s current position, as clarified by his campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, in a 27 September 2016
interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota, is that climate change exists but is “naturally occurring.”"