On his first day in office, President Donald Trump announced plans to pull America from the Paris Agreement and expand the production of oil, both campaign promises. He also took aim at energy-efficient appliances and water-conserving bathroom fixtures, vowing that consumers won’t be forced to buy or use such devices.
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Trump vowed that consumers won’t be forced to buy or use such items — mirroring action he took during his first time in office. Other appliances and devices at risk under Trump are dishwashers, washing machines and more, the efficiency of which was boosted through rules under the previous administration and others.The president’s complaints are meant to justify pulling back long-held appliance conservation standards and boost water flow.
“What President Trump tried in the first administration was to find ways to create loopholes that would enable energy- or water-wasting products to flood to market,” said Andrew deLaski, executive director of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project. That means these are conservation measures that climate experts say is a low-hanging fruit and way for the United States to meet goals for reducing emissions to stave off climate change — and keep costs in check.While renewable energy and solutions are often the center of climate action attention, efficiency efforts are a low-cost way to curb planet-heating gases.
Climate Action’s Alt vowed not let it go: “Perhaps it’s not the sexiest fight that’s ever been fought, but sometimes we win those the best, so we will be there.”There are no requirements telling consumers exactly what appliances or fixtures to purchase. But studies say consumers are generally happy with how energy-efficient and water-conserving appliances perform.found that about three-quarters of U.S.
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