Ivanka Trump on Tuesday pointed out carbon emissions have declined since 2019 under Donald Trump after CNN's Jake Tapper blamed the coronavirus for the fall. Tapper then replied to the White House adviser to say: 'This is largely because of the pandemic and the economic catastrophe it wrought.' President Trump, who has worked to undo most of Barack Obama's efforts to fight climate change, again railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday. The main drivers of carbon emissions are transportation, at 28%, electricity, at 27%, and industry at 22% of all emissions. Most transport emissions are from cars and light trucks, making them highly responsive to the state of the economy.

Source: Daily Mail November 25, 2020 01:39 UTC