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How will the upcoming US Presidential election impact climate change?
Climate activists have welcomed Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz as running mate due to his record of climate action. However, even if Harris-Walz win, it is unlikely to significantly change US climate policy
Written by Amitabh Sinha
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Updated: August 21, 2024 19:25 IST
US election democratsVice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee at a rally. (New York Times/Erin Schaff)
The choice of Tim Walz as the Democratic Party candidate for Vice President in the United States elections later this year is being strongly welcomed by the climate change community. His presence in a future administration, should Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris win the White House, is expected to ensure that the US remains committed to its climate pledges and possibly even strengthen them further. That is because of Walz’s past track record of climate action as Governor of Minnesota.
The climate community has no love lost for Donald Trump, who pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement as soon as he took over as President in 2016.
The prospect of Trump winning a second term is seen as a threat to the minor gains made by the US on the climate front during Joe Biden’s presidency. Trump’s recent remarks on climate change during a conversation with billionaire Elon Musk on social media were a further reminder that his views have not undergone any change.
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