In Twitter spat with Ivanka Trump, CNN's Tapper credits market forces for lower emissions

CNN anchor Jake Tapper noted declining carbon emissions in the U. S. were due to market forces rather than government policies in a Twitter spat Tuesday with White House adviser Ivanka Trump.

The feud began when the top White House adviser posted a recent finding from the Environmental Protection Agency: "FACT: Greenhouse gases generated by the U. S. will slide 9.2% this year, tumbling to the lowest level in at least three decades."

However, Tapper noted such a decline is due to the coronavirus pandemic that has stunted travel for much of the year.

"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,'" Tapper tweeted.

He added, "Kind of an important detail," sharing a link to a Washington Post report.

Ivanka Trump fired back by pointing to carbon dioxide emissions in 2019 "were the lowest they have been since 1992" and that per capita emissions were lower "than they’ve been at any time since at ... (Read more)

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