This scientific report made during Obama’s time stated that greenhouse gases are a threat to our health and life because they help in climate change. Obama wrote on social media platform
“Without it we wouldn’t be safe, our health would suffer and it would be harder to fight climate change, all just so oil and gas companies can make more money.”

Trump’s announcement and the officials present with it

Earlier, Trump announced this decision with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and White House Budget Director Russell Vought. Vought has long been in favor of rescinding this finding and is also the chief architect of the Conservative policy blueprint Project 2025.

Revocation of this finding would remove federal rules for measuring, reporting, certifying and complying with greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars. However, initially this rule will not apply to stationary sources like power plants.

Why did Trump cancel the endangerment finding?

Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday took the biggest step against climate change in America and canceled the scientific conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to human health. The finding was the legal basis for federal climate regulations and would eliminate federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for all vehicles and engines. The moves come as the administration last year cut regulations and took other steps to ease fossil fuel development and slow the rollout of clean energy.

Trump said, “After the EPA has completed the entire process, we are formally ending the so-called Endangerment Finding. It was a reprehensible Obama-era policy that caused significant harm to the American auto industry and raised prices for American consumers. It is the largest deregulatory action ever taken in the United States.”

Origin and Importance of Endangerment Finding

The endangerment finding was first adopted in 2009. The EPA then took steps under the Clean Air Act of 1963 to reduce carbon dioxide, methane and four other heat-trapping air pollutants in cars, power plants and other industries.

This finding came after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2007 in Massachusetts vs. In the EPA case, it was decided that the EPA has the authority to control carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

Air conditioner: As the summer is increasing, the demand for coolers, freeze, aircraft has also started increasing. In view of this, companies are also offering all kinds of offers, schemes to increase their cell. People are also getting AC installed in their homes to get some relief from scorching sun and heat. As a result of this, a record 14 million air conditioning units were sold in India last year.

Temperature is increasing from AC

Now it is obvious that as the demand for AC increases, the demand for electricity will also increase and still most of the electricity is produced by burning coal, which affects the climate.

In addition, poisonous gases emanating from the AC to the ozone layer, which damages the ozone layer like chlorophorocarbon (CFC) and Hydrochlorophylorocarbon (HCFC), cause global warming and increasing global warming.

However, before thinking so far, they are giving more attention to the immediate relief and as a result of this, the market is being sold in the market. India is the fastest growing air conditioning market in the world due to rising heat and demand, despite this, only seven percent houses have air conditioning units at present.

Increase India power generation

Experts believe that this boom means that the world’s most populous country will have to increase its production three times to meet the increasing power demand.

According to a government statement, the country of 1.4 billion people is at number three in the world in terms of emissions of Greenhouse gas, which increases the temperature of the Earth. One billion tonnes of coal were burnt in electricity generation in 2024-25 from above.

People’s deaths occur due to heat wave

According to the AFP report, K.J. Java said, “In today’s time, AC is no longer limited to luxury, but it has become necessary for good sleep at night, which is necessary for better physical and mental health.”

According to the Meteorological Department, 2024 was the hottest year in India since 1901. In May 2024 in New Delhi, the temperature reached a record high level of 49.2 degrees Celsius (120.5 ° F), just like 2022 due to heatwave. Between 2012 and 2021, about 11,000 people have died of heatstroke in India.

According to the United Nations Environmental Program Cool Coalition, by the year 2050, air conditioning will be a quarter of India’s emission and about half of the maximum demand for electricity across the country. However, the situation is also likely to improve as energy saving inverters are making more and more space in the AC market and companies also set a 24 ° C default temperature while selling units.

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