US has 'lowest carbon emissions numbers in 35 years' under Trump administration

President Donald Trump has boasted under his administration, America was able to achieve the cleanest water and freshest air, as well as the lowest carbon emissions numbers in 35 years.

Mr Trump said he had heard former president Barack Obama spruik the numbers, but not Joe Biden “because I’m not sure he knows what it represents or means".

The presidential candidates were asked how they would address climate change while supporting jobs growth.

President Trump responded he removed the US from the Paris Accord because it was unfair and would have destroyed American business.

“When they put us in there they did us a great disservice, they took away our business,” he said.

“I will not sacrifice tens of millions of jobs, thousands and thousands of companies because of the Paris Accord.”

In his response, Democratic nominee Joe Biden warned Americans climate change was “an existential threat to humanity”.

“We have a moral obligation to deal with it and we‘re told by all the leading scientists in the world we don’t have much time,” Mr Biden said.

“We’re going to pass the point of no return within the next eight to 10 years.”

He said under his presidency, 50,000 charging stations would be installed on US highways “so that we can own the electric car market of the future”.

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