CNN’s Weir: ‘It’s Clear Now that China Is Going to Own the Post-Carbon Economy as a Result’ of Trump Deregulation

SIDNER This week the ░░░░░░░░ Administration announced a series ░░░░░░░░ sweeping rapid fire moves ░░░░░░░░ at gutting major Biden ░░░░░░░░ U S climate policies ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts ZELDIN The ░░░░░░░░ Protection Agency is initiating ░░░░░░░░ historic actions to fulfill ░░░░░░░░ Trump s promise to ░░░░░░░░ American energy revitalize our ░░░░░░░░ industry restore the rule ░░░░░░░░ law and give power ░░░░░░░░ to the states Clip ░░░░░░░░ SIDNER All right CNN ░░░░░░░░ Climate correspondent Bill Weir ░░░░░░░░ us now Walk us ░░░░░░░░ what the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ planning on doing here ░░░░░░░░ has already said it ░░░░░░░░ going to do when ░░░░░░░░ just were on our ░░░░░░░░ yesterday talking about the ░░░░░░░░ being incredibly dangerously high ░░░░░░░░ WEIR Yeah highest hottest ░░░░░░░░ 27 separate billion dollar ░░░░░░░░ last year in the ░░░░░░░░ S alone And of ░░░░░░░░ the ground level pollution ░░░░░░░░ asthma heart disease premature ░░░░░░░░ all of that This ░░░░░░░░ is taking just that ░░░░░░░░ to all of it ░░░░░░░░ EPA is sort of ░░░░░░░░ victim of its own ░░░░░░░░ Not a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are old enough to ░░░░░░░░ when the smog was ░░░░░░░░ thick around American cities ░░░░░░░░ could taste the air ░░░░░░░░ rivers were starting on ░░░░░░░░ The regulations to stop ░░░░░░░░ pollution obviously worked and ░░░░░░░░ they say we don ░░░░░░░░ need them anymore So ░░░░░░░░ re going after power ░░░░░░░░ regulations We ve got ░░░░░░░░ list here Oil and ░░░░░░░░ wastewater regulations coal ash ░░░░░░░░ is a huge problem ░░░░░░░░ course a lot of ░░░░░░░░ pollutions are dumped in ░░░░░░░░ with no voices on ░░░░░░░░ margins Vehicle emissions tailpipes ░░░░░░░░ s going after that ░░░░░░░░ then yesterday he was ░░░░░░░░ sell Teslas on the ░░░░░░░░ of the White House ░░░░░░░░ there s no coherence ░░░░░░░░ to any of this ░░░░░░░░ fired power plant closures ░░░░░░░░ s opening up new ░░░░░░░░ plants It just doesn ░░░░░░░░ make any sense anymore ░░░░░░░░ s dirty and too ░░░░░░░░ sun and wind and ░░░░░░░░ is cheaper The greenhouse ░░░░░░░░ reporting program he s ░░░░░░░░ environmental justice They just ░░░░░░░░ a case in Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ this community an elementary ░░░░░░░░ right next to a ░░░░░░░░ plant that was leaking ░░░░░░░░ hazardous materials They just ░░░░░░░░ the case and said ░░░░░░░░ was a blow against ░░░░░░░░ equity inclusion and diversity ░░░░░░░░ from the previous administration ░░░░░░░░ a lot of this ░░░░░░░░ has to go through ░░░░░░░░ It has to go ░░░░░░░░ Congress A judge this ░░░░░░░░ scoffed at the Trump ░░░░░░░░ holding back 20 billion ░░░░░░░░ environmental grants and climate ░░░░░░░░ saying you have to ░░░░░░░░ that there s waste ░░░░░░░░ abuse you can t ░░░░░░░░ cut these programs So ░░░░░░░░ could drag out but ░░░░░░░░ certainly sends a message ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ that the U S ░░░░░░░░ going absolutely backwards Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ is leaning into electrification ░░░░░░░░ ways that are staggering ░░░░░░░░ the most bullish analysts ░░░░░░░░ So it s clear ░░░░░░░░ that China is going ░░░░░░░░ own the post carbon ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ administration The question is ░░░░░░░░ many people get sick ░░░░░░░░ gap of the comeback ░░░░░░░░ pollution audio gap being ░░░░░░░░ carte blanche as promised ░░░░░░░░ Trump promised to oil ░░░░░░░░ before the election SIDNER ░░░░░░░░ Bill Weir thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Really appreciate your ░░░░░░░░ on all of this.”