2016 ke sirf first 44 days mein hi headlines bana chuke the Donold trump, but ab unhone khud ko bhi cross kar diya, especially enviornment issues mein. Is Thursday, 12 February ko, United States ke President ne emissions measurement standards revoked kar diye or basically ye scientific fact hi revoke kar diya ki greenhouse gases humans ki health ke liye harmful hoti hai.
US mein ye policies 2009 mein hi implement ho gayi thi, jab Barack Obama President the. Despite the Scientific data based, Trump administration, specially EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) ke Administrator Lee Zaldin, ne inhe "Holy Grail" of over regulation bol diya.
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Ye tab bola gaya whereas in policies ki wajah se carbon dioxide, methane or other pollutants ka emission reduce hua tha, jo Clean Air Act of 1963 ke under cover hote hai.
Trump transforms the emissions landscape in the US
Ye ek aisi deregulation policy hai jo climate change ke against fight mein maybe pehle kabhi nahi dekhi gayi. Isse oil or coal sectors kaafi satisfy hai, jinse president Trump hamesha se kaafi closely aligned rahe hai.
Jo manufacturers already electric cars built kar rahe hai ya coming years ke liye develop kar rahe hai, unke liye bilkul bhi good news nahi hai.
Ye announcement mein wo EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin or White House Budget Director Russ Vought ki bhi presence rahi, jo project 2025 ke main mastermind maane jaate hai, ek US policy agenda jiska aim environmental regulations ko reduce karna hai.
Waise, EPA ki reports ke according, US mein greenhouse gas emissions ka around 25% transportation sector se aata hai or 25% energy sector se.
Trump eliminates the start&Stop system
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"Hum officially jo ye so-called 'risk discovery' policy thi na, usko abandon kar rahe hai, ye former President Obama ke time ki ek disastrous policy thi jisne auto industry ko kaafi damage kiya or American customers ke liye cars ke price increase kar diye. Humne EPA ke bilkul hi absurd exhaust emissions regulations ko cancel kar diya hai, ye auto manufacturing ke liye bilkul disaster the. And Biden ka jo emissions exemption tha, jisse California entire nation ke liye car regulations set kar sakta tha, wo bhi humne revoke kar diya hai," President Trump ne kaha.
Ye regulation remove karne ka matlab hai ki cars or trucks ke liye greenhouse gas emissions ko measure karne, clarify karne or unke standards follow karne ki jo important requirements thi, wo end ho jaayengi. Iska indirect matlab ye bhi hai ki Start & Stop systems lagane ki jo need thi, wo bhi basicallt end ho sakti hai, but start mein ye rule fixed installations par apply nahi hoga, jaise energy stations etc,.
Savings Vs savings, climate change as a bargaining chip
Biden ke time pe, EPA ne kaha tha ki ye regulations Americans ke liye overall beneficial rahenge, fuel cost low hogi or or bhi savings hogi. And yaad rakhna, unks EPA testing cycle mostly strict maana jata hai, Europe ke WLTP cycle se bhi zyada tough hai.
Unka main claim tha ki taxpayers ko around $1.3 trillion ki savings hogi. But other side concern bhi hai, more pollution hone se natural disasters increase ho sakte hai or insurance premiums bhi kaafi shoot up ho sakte hai. Ye baat EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) ke Chairman Fred Krupp ne highlight ki thi.
Previous administration ka goal tha ki 2032 tak exhaust emissions ko around 50% tak reduce kiya jaaye, 2027 ke projected target ke comparison mein. Iske liye tab tak electric vehicles ka market share around 35% se 56% ke between hona important tha.
Estimate ye tha ki 2055 tak average every year approx. $99 billion ki savings ho sakti thi, jisme se $46 billion fuel savings se aati or around $16 billion drivers ke repair costs ki saving hoti hai.
Increased uncertainty for car manufacturers
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Jaise expect kiya tha, complete enviornmental sector ne is decision ko criticize kiya hai (former President Obama bhi ismein include hai) or unka believe hai ki eventually ye Trump administration ke against hi backfire karega, because wo oil or coal industries ke influence mein hai (or coal industry waise bhi next five years mein grid se around 55,000 GWh energy remove karne wali thi).
Phir bhi, unmein thodi si optimism hai legal side ko lekar, because Clean Air Act abhi bhi greenhouse gas emissions ko regulate karne ke liye use hota rahega.
Paris Agreement se United States ko withdraw karne ke baad or Biden administration ke time jo electric vehicles purchase karne pe subsidies milti thi unko stop karne ke baad, Trump ke under climate change ke against fight ko ye deregulation ab tak ka most biggest shock hai.
Abhi tak manufacturers ki taraf se koi statement nahi aayi hai. Unmein se kaafi companies pehle hi billions invest kar chuki hai battery electric vehicles (BEVs) develop karne mein, jaise Ford ne apni UEV platform mein kiya hai, jo hum bas few days mein dekhne wale hai.
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Partly, Trump ye step isliye le rahe hai because usko kaafi massive section of American public/voters ka support mil raha hai, jo combustion engines (especially V8 engines) ko like karte hai.
Jaise usne record time mein, sirf ek executive order ke through, Washington mein ek Indycar race approve karwa di, jo pehle sirf ek AI generated video thi, or kuch hi days mein iss August ke liye officially schedule ho gayi.
Uska "Freedom 250" race almost confirm hai ki National Mall par hoga, Capitol or George Washington Monument ke paas.