Labour Party Official: Trump Victory Could Mean ‘Game over’ for Planet Earth

‘He has talked about pulling out of the Paris climate change deal’

DERBYSHIRE: "A senior member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet will warn later today that the election of Donald Trump could mean "game over" for the planet. Let's chat to Norman at Westminster."
SMITH: "Sounds pretty apocalyptic, game over for the planet, but what it is actually about is Donald Trump's attitude towards climate change, we have heard dire warnings about what a trump presidency will mean for Britain in terms of his attitude towards Nato, his attitude towards resident Vladimir Putin, what it will mean for Syria, now Labour is saying the biggest concern has got to be his attitude towards the environment, with Clive Lewis, shadow businessmen, this morning saying that because of Donald Trump's attitude, and, let's be honest, Donald Trump has said that he thinks climate change is a hoax, perpetuated by the Chinese. He has talked about pulling out of the Paris climate change deal. The kind of battle cry of many Republicans. Like Sarah Pailin, drill, baby, drill, they are quite happy to use more and more fossil fuels. Clive Lewis's fear is the risk that Donald Trump really poses in terms of the world giving up on trying to curb emissions and deal with climate change. If the US pulls out of any sort of deal, there is no chance of China or India or any other developing countries trying to stick to limits on emissions. That is why it he has got to use this phrase for ...

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