Environmentalism/green economy is pushed by people that make all their money manufacturing goods in countries that look like this:
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Your faggoty 400 dollar Patagonia or Arcteryx jacket made of plastic was made down the street from here.
If Trump's admin had a single braincell amongst them, they'd just frame the tariffs as environmental policy. "Until you start cleaning your act up, you'll be getting 20-100% tariffs until you do."
Zero environmental regs are a massive part of why these countries can out compete western ones.