US EditionIn CNN interview, Schwarzenegger criticizes Trump for calling climate change a ‘con job’
Trump dismissed climate science as a hoax while 121 countries, including major emitters, committed to new emissions targets without U.S. involvement, signaling a global divide.
- President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as the 'greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world' during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, criticizing global leaders for their focus on energy policies and sustainability.
- Adelle Thomas, a climate scientist, expressed concern about Trump's dismissal of climate change, noting that not acting on it betrays vulnerable populations.
- Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson stated that Trump's comments about coal being clean ignore the millions of deaths caused by coal pollution each year, highlighting the real impacts of environmental pollution.
- The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that global average temperatures have already risen about 1.3°C since pre-industrial times, with severe impacts on ecosystems and communities.
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Letter: Trump’s wealth shields him from the effects of climate change. We don’t have that luxury.
In President Trump’s recent speech to the U.N., he again claimed that global warming/climate change are a hoax and a “con job.” He doesn’t believe the scientific data showing that as more CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere, more heat is radiated back to Earth.
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FACT CHECK: AP's director of climate news breaks down Trump's remarks at the UN on climate change
This week, addressing the United Nations, President Donald Trump made several false claims about climate change, including that it didn’t actually exist.
MAINTENANCE - In the UN forum, Donald Trump described climate change as "the greatest scam ever carried out." A way to reconnect with "epidemic climatoscepticism", deeply rooted in American society, says Professor Jean-Daniel Collomb.
Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N.
In an hourlong address before the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23, President Donald Trump lashed out at those promoting "the green energy agenda." Along the way, he made numerous false and misleading claims about renewable energy and climate change, many of which we've fact-checked before.
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
NBC New YorkFact check: Trump misleads on climate change and renewables at United Nations
Trump wrongly claimed that while China sells most of the world’s wind turbines, “they have very few wind farms.” In fact, China has more wind farms than...
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