I would think all this only temporarily slowed down the global research?
A government sabotaging all the data it can, and eliminating protections on hundreds of things will hurt that country much more in the long run than anything else.
Yes, a run away American environmental damage can make things worse for warming; but much more depends on what other countries can do.
The USA has been foot dragging its response the last generation; and would not have done more than cosmetic enforcement had a more rational government held power. So, unless the Americans really cannot have good government, this will probably spark a backlash, and may begin a true response to the crisis when a halfway competent government wins the tribal wars
I would think all this only temporarily slowed down the global research?
A government sabotaging all the data it can, and eliminating protections on hundreds of things will hurt that country much more in the long run than anything else.
Yes, a run away American environmental damage can make things worse for warming; but much more depends on what other countries can do.
The USA has been foot dragging its response the last generation; and would not have done more than cosmetic enforcement had a more rational government held power. So, unless the Americans really cannot have good government, this will probably spark a backlash, and may begin a true response to the crisis when a halfway competent government wins the tribal wars