Prominent scientist Ivanka Trump to lead US role in global climate agreement

[babylonsister]

http://resistancereport.com/world/ivanka-trump-climate-scientist/

Prominent scientist Ivanka Trump to lead US role in global climate agreement
TOPICS:featuredIvanka TrumpParis Agreement

Posted By: Jamie Green May 9, 2017


President Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, is not only a real estate mogul and billionaire heiress, but also (apparently) an accomplished climate scientist.

The Associated Press is reporting that President Trump has put his daughter in charge of reviewing the US’s role in the Paris climate accords, given her lifelong career of pursuing scientific solutions to climate change around the world.

While she typically spends most of her time as one of the top executives at the Trump Organization, hawking real estate in countries like Azerbaijan and the Philippines, Ivanka’s years spent studying the movement of ice shelves in Antarctica will likely serve her well as she makes the decision on whether or not the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases will commit to its earlier promise to transition to sustainable energy sources in the coming decades.

Donald Trump made pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement a centerpiece of his presidential campaign. However, Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner — who is one of President Trump’s top advisors — are apparently fans of the climate deal, and will likely find a way for the United States to remain. The chief motivator for the US to keep its promise is apparently the insistence of American corporations who are worried their businesses will suffer as a result of climate change.

In an interview with reporters in London earlier this year, Trump aide Myron Ebell, who supervised the EPA’s presidential transition process, said that the President would “definitely” pull out of the Paris Agreement as recently as January 30 of this year.

“The U.S. will clearly change its course on climate policy. Trump has made it clear he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement,” Ebell said. “He could do it by executive order tomorrow or he could do it as part of a larger package.”

The Trump administration will have to decide relatively soon on the future of the United States’ role in the Paris accords, as fellow G7 countries will likely need an answer by the time they meet in Sicily later this month.

[democrank]

1. This is truly sickening.

Ivanka Trump is not qualified to lead a U.S. role in anything.

[True Dough]

6. Perhaps she could be of use

as an informed voice if the U.S. were to hold a conference on the use of Chinese sweatshop labor. Her and daddy both. MAGA!!!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Sounds like Ivanka is going to miss a massage and/or a work-out this week with all the stuff

she has to do.

[RKP5637]

3. This is getting more and more like some grade "Z" movie than the presidency of the US. This would be

absolutely laughable if not true.

[Vinca]

4. In other news, Baron has been put in charge of crafting the final health care bill.

[True Dough]

7. And that's a real feather in Baron's cap

because "nobody knew health care could be so complicated!" Meanwhile the older and more experienced Jared Kushner gets the minor task of sorting out peace between Israel and Palestine because it's "not as difficult as people have thought."

[a kennedy]

5. I seriously thought I was reading the onion until I see it's not from the onion. OMGAWD.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. SOS Ivanka! Can 'first daughter' save Paris climate deal?

Among the diplomats meeting here in Bonn, there's a recognition that the person who's really key to the future progress of climate talks is not in Germany but in the White House some 6,500km (4,000 miles) away.
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For rich and poor countries, she's seen by many as the best bet for keeping the US in the Paris climate agreement.

But is this the true state of affairs? Or just the delusion of delegates, who, in fairness, don't get out much.

"It's crazy times, and we're trying to influence with all the tools and tactics at our disposal," said Liz Gallagher from environmental think tank, E3G, and a long time participant in these talks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39883635

It's all a bit fucked, isn't it?

[babylonsister]

9. Much more than a bit unfortunately. nt

[crazycatlady]

12. Ivanka doesn't hear Paris and think of a climate deal

She probably thinks of her fellow heiress Paris Hilton.

[bullwinkle428]

10. OH, SWEET JESUS.

I see your and raise you

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. Clearly, her scientific expertise was established by this 2010 tweet:

Link to tweet

[AgadorSparticus]

13. Nepotism at its finest. Yay us. Honestly, I am so angry w/ the republicans.

They are making this possible.

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. *sigh* Is there NOTHING WonderIvanka can't do?

Well, of course. That's why Comrade Trump also brought in SuperJared!

(With comic relief by Sean Spicer.)

[procon]

16. She fits with all the other no-nothings that Trump has placed to head vital

government agencies. Why would she be any different?

[malaise]

17. ROFL

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