Donald Trump's campaign, platform and post-election comments have left no doubt that soon U.S. climate policy will no longer be a thing

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By Ross McKitrick

In the wee hours of Nov. 6, Donald Trump provided a clear signal about the direction he will take on climate policies. In his victory speech he gave a nod to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to join forces with MAGA saying, “He wants to do some things, and we’re gonna let him go to it. I just said, but Bobby, leave the oil to me. We have more liquid gold, oil and gas. We have more liquid gold than any country in the world. More than Saudi Arabia. We have more than Russia. Bobby, stay away from the liquid gold.”

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People need to understand that Trump 2.0 is a different entity. The president-elect did not build his comeback movement by watering down his priorities or pandering. He reached out and either won people over to his side or sent them packing. A major example is Elon Musk, who during Trump 1.0 resigned from the White House business advisory council to protest Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty. Now Musk is all-in on MAGA and is set to play a lead role in a major downsizing of the U.S. government.

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