Trump vows to eliminate emissions limits, promote new power plants
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for U.S. President, announced on Monday that if he wins the November elections, he will eliminate the emission limits for power plants put in place by the current administration of Joe Biden.
- This is a disaster for our country. Instead of closing power plants, we will open dozens of new ones, which will happen quickly - Trump stated, announcing a departure from the regulations announced in April to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 910 million tonnes annually by 2047.
During a meeting with voters at one of the factories in the working-class city of York, Pennsylvania, Trump presented his most concrete economic promises of the campaign so far, according to Reuters.
The meeting in Pennsylvania was the first stop on Trump’s tour of key states. It aims to divert attention from the Democratic Party’s election convention starting Monday in Chicago and its candidate, current Vice President Kamala Harris.
According to Reuters, some of Trump’s supporters and advisors urged him to refrain from personal attacks on Harris, particularly regarding her race and gender, and in Monday’s speech, the Republican candidate largely adhered to this advice.
Trump reiterated his commitment to radically restricting foreign companies' access to the domestic market, ensuring that if he wins, the supply chains of key goods will be 100% American. He did not explain how he plans to achieve this.
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The Republican candidate also reiterated that, as President, he would block the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel's takeover of the American company U.S. Steel.
After the meeting in York, Trump stated in an interview with Reuters that he would consider withdrawing the £6,137 tax credit on purchasing electric vehicles. During his presidency, the Republican tried to abolish these credits.
I am not making a final decision on this matter. I am a big fan of electric cars, but I’m also a fan of petrol-powered cars, as well as hybrids and everything else that comes along - he said, referring to the credits.
Trump also said that if elected, he would propose a government or advisory position to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Last month, Musk publicly supported Trump’s presidential candidacy.
