California has publicly sparred with Trump over the White House's decision to roll back Obama-era emissions standards—and embarrassed the president by getting more automakers on their side
somewhere between 321 million and 931 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through 2035. Faced with the possibility of two competing fuel standards—the one set by the federal government, and the one set by California and followed by an additional 13 states—automakers have so far seemed to flock to California's side.
into the companies that signed California's pact, which has reportedly deterred other car manufacturers from signing on. The decision to revoke California's emission-setting authority has reportedly been long planned as part of the Trump administration's rollback plan—but, as things stand now, it may be the only part of the plan that actually comes to pass. While the initial idea was apparently to roll back the standards and take away California's waiver concurrently, the administration is fast-tracking the California part of their strategy while leaving the current emissions standards intact for now.
actually wants, though, the move to hold off on the weakened standards is seemingly due to the administration's incompetence, as, per the, the rollback “has become plagued with delays as staff members struggled to prepare adequate legal, technical or scientific justifications for the move.
Taking away the authority that California has enjoyed for decades to set its own emissions standards, of course, also gives Trump the added bonus of landing a blow on one of his administration's biggest rivals, which has fought him on issues ranging from the environment to immigration. (The president is also currently targeting California by vowing to help its
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