8 Questions On Gore's Meeting W. President-Elect Man-Baby And His So-Concerned Daughter
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1) Will Gore’s views on climate change carry more weight with Trump than those of his actual energy advisers? After all, if you’re looking for clues on future policy, it seems significant that Trump’s main energy adviser, Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), thinks that concerns about global warming are “grossly exaggerated.” Or that Trump’s transition team is filled with veterans of oil-industry-funded think tanks that are lobbying to eliminate all clean-energy subsidies.
2) Will anything tangible come out of Trump’s meeting with Gore? Like: Is Trump going to hire different advisers? Or consider different Cabinet appointments for the EPA, Energy, or Interior departments? If not, it’s hard to get too excited here. Trump’s EPA transition team is still being led by Myron Ebell, who says that global warming is “nothing to worry about.” His rumored EPA appointees are all officials staunchly opposed to tighter environmental regulation. These appointments are still where the real action is.
3) Will Trump consider modifying any of his policies? Recall that Trump has promised to: Open up vast new tracts of the United States to oil drilling, dismantle Obama’s climate policies, make it easier to run coal plants, and withdraw from the Paris climate deal. Energy policies matter far more than Ivanka “speaking out” on climate.
4) Any chance Trump or Ivanka might to try to convince Republicans in Congress to modify their views on climate and environmental policy? The congressional GOP has been chomping at the bit to dismantle virtually everything President Barack Obama has done on climate change and clean energy these past eight years. Their only real obstacle is the Senate filibuster. Again, that’s a far bigger deal than any meeting at Trump Tower could possibly be.
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http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/12/5/13843482/ivanka-trump-al-gore-wtf
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