Posted on 06/03/2017 7:30:43 AM PDT by rktman
Full header "Germany’s car industry association officially confirms the truth of President Trump’s reasons for withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord".
President Trump complained that the “unfair” terms of the Paris Climate Accord made it difficult for American manufacturers to compete globally. Protecting and expanding those jobs was the primary reason offered for his withdrawal. He should now write a thank-you note to Germany’s powerful auto industry lobby, the VBA (Verband der Autoindustrie), which just validated his argument. Reuters reports:
Germany's powerful car industry said Europe would need to reassess its environmental standards to remain competitive after the United States said it would withdraw from the Paris climate pact. (snip)
"The regrettable announcement by the USA makes it inevitable that Europe must facilitate a cost efficient and economically feasible climate policy to remain internationally competitive,"
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I want Trump to tell them it’s because the whole global warming thing is B.S.
I think Germany has made the “back of the line” in trade negotiations with the US. lol
Merkel's encouraged migration of Muslims is overpowering plus they are not known for their industry...however they get an A+ in bomb making.
VW/Audi was found to be cheating US environmental laws yet it is "regrettable" that we pulled out of the Paris agreement.
This is good news. I’m sure it will be the headline of the day.
——ISO 9000 this! -—
and EN10204 3.1 that.....while wearing your dayglo green vest
LOL! Glad I’m out of the buisiness now and happily retired.
Germany and the EU are now crying because they’ll have to take care of themselves, and compete without advantages against the U.S.
I can almost hear them crying: “Oh, Obama, oh, Hillary, why did you have to go and leave us at the mercy of Trump?”.
I’ve always been under the impression that our standards are higher than theirs, so I don’t see how this makes much difference in the overall picture.
” Sounds like a left handed metric crescent/monkey wrench has been tossed into the mix here.”
That reminds me I need an adjustable metric crescent wrench.
...ISO14001...
About two years ago, the Germans wrote up a law, and passed it. By 2030 (13 years away), you will be unable to buy a new gas-powered car. Totally limited from that point on to battery-vehicles. No other EU country has done this, and few Germans think that law will unfold as planned. Even with the current 4,000 Euro government check for battery-powered cars....few Germans are interested in the technology and it’s not helping to sell the vehicles.
Yeah, I had a helper bring me a fractional adjustable crescent wrench and had to send him back to the tool crib to exchange it for a metric one. He brought a right handed one. Then I had to send him to get a hammerdo. Then as a backup, a henway. Not to mention requesting a steam blanket or the key to the sea chest. ;-)
Are any crescent wrenches non-adjustable? ;-P
>>That reminds me I need an adjustable metric crescent wrench.
Mine is in the toolbox under the shelf with the blinker fluid and the spare muffler bearings.
That's all great, but what I would like to know is whether you use manufacturer specification blue smoke to refill leaky electrical components, or do you use the generic knock-off blue smoke?
Once the US pulled out of Paris, the accord became a dead letter.
The international left just doesn’t know it yet.
Within a year or two all the world will scoff at it.
And fart in their general direction?
That’s the plan, of course.
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