Ottawa:
If Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wins the 2024 U.S. election it may hurt the worldwide effort to battle local weather change, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated in an interview aired on Friday.
Trump, who denies the science of local weather change, stated final week that if elected he would renege on a $3 billion U.S. pledge to a world fund meant to assist growing nations reduce emissions. Trump has made attacking the Biden administration’s investments in renewable vitality a core a part of his marketing campaign message.
“Yes, there’s a concern particularly around the environment at a time where it’s so important to move forward on protecting and building an economy of the future,” Trudeau advised the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
“A Trump presidency that goes back on the fight against climate change would slow down the world’s progress in ways that are concerning to me,” he stated, describing Trump’s method to the local weather throughout his presidency as “a menace not just to Canada but 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 in search of 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.
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