Schattenjäger;238358283 said:
There are mixed reactions to this
Some scientists argue it would be drastic
While other scientists argue it won't be so bad
Even without the Paris Accords, we are relying less on coal and more on natural gas and alternative energy is on the uptick
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-ha...raws-from-the-paris-climate-change-agreement/
That's definitely the big question. Trump can throw out all the regulations he wants, but the industry trend is downplaying coal more and more, though Natural Gas is only less-bad rather than good, but that's still an improvement.
Thing is, American businesses can't just flip the pollution switch, you have to assume not only what the regulatory environment is but what it will be, if a plant lasts 30 years then you want to map out the probably political environment until almost 2050, and there's simply no way that climate denialism and pro-coal policies are still winners in 2050.
Of course, they may not be planning as aggressively as the Paris Accords might want them to, but the estimate that we're all still doomed if the US doesn't get on board ignores that cautious industrialists might assume something close to Paris Accord compliance in their models.