Ivanka Trump schools Jake Tapper during Twitter climate change spat as she explains US CO2 emissions declined BEFORE 2020 - after CNN host said COVID lockdown was responsible
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.
The spat between the TV host and first daughter began after she tweeted: 'FACT: Greenhouse gases generated by the U.S. will slide 9.2% this year, tumbling to the lowest level in at least three decades.'
Tapper then replied to the White House adviser to say: 'This is largely because of the pandemic and the economic catastrophe it wrought.' He then shared a link to a Washington Post article on the issue, writing: '2/ Kind of an important detail.'
But when she hit back, telling him the emissions were declining in 2019 before the pandemic, Tapper was then forced to concede, this time arguing market forces were at play and not policy.
On Twitter, users noted that is 'awesome'; another said 'Capitalism wins again'.
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 U.S. exited the Paris pact on November 4, a decision Trump has faced criticism for.
Ivanka Trump, left, on Tuesday pointed out carbon emissions have declined since 2019 under Donald Trump after CNN's Jake Tapper, right, blamed the coronavirus for the fall
The spat between Tapper and Ivanka began after she tweeted: 'FACT: Greenhouse gases generated by the U.S. will slide 9.2% this year, tumbling to the lowest level in at least three decades'
Tapper then replied to the White House adviser to say: 'This is largely because of the pandemic and the economic catastrophe it wrought. "The biggest drop in emissions this year came from the transportation sector, where emissions fell 14 percent, dragged down by a steep drop in air travel and automobile trips."'
Ivanka hit back, telling him the emissions were declining in 2019 before the pandemic
Tapper was then forced to concede, this time arguing market forces were at play 'rather than policies'
Trump told world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.
'To protect American workers, I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris climate accord, a very unfair act for the United States,' Trump said.
President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office in January, has said he will rejoin the global pact that the U.S. helped forge five years ago.
Following the Twitter spat a number of users noted the private sector had 'dealt' with the problem 'better than giant globalist accords'.
The Federalist correspondent David Marcus said: 'It's almost as if letting the private sector deal with the problem is better than giant globalist accords.'
RedState senior editor Joe Cunningham added: 'A solid argument for free-market solutions rather than government ones.'
Radio host Derek Hunter tweeted: 'Mostly natural gas, Jake, which the left wants to ban the drilling for with their push to end fracking. But hey, you do you.'
Following the Twitter spat a number of users noted the private sector had 'dealt' with the climate problem 'better than giant globalist accords'
With its giant economy, the U.S. has far more raw emissions of climate-damaging carbon dioxide to cut than any other country except China.
A more telling measure of progress in various countries is to look at what percentage of emissions a county has cut. Since 2005, the United States hasn’t been even in the top 10 in percentage of greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Scientists say that any rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius could have a devastating impact on large parts of the world, raising sea levels, stoking tropical storms and worsening droughts and floods.
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