"WASHINGTON — President Trump had a clear message Monday when asked about the core conclusion of a scientific report issued by his own administration: that climate change will batter the nation’s economy. “I don’t believe it,” he said.
Mr. Trump then laid responsibility for cleaning the atmosphere on other countries like China and Japan: “Right now we’re at the cleanest we’ve ever been, and that’s very important to me. But if we’re clean but every other place on Earth is dirty, that’s not so good. So I want clean air. I want clean water. Very important.”
The remarks fit a pattern, and not just for their bluntness. In almost two years since taking office, Mr. Trump has denied the scientific reality of climate change and taken aggressive steps that will increase emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases — despite unequivocal scientific evidence that those pollutants are warming the planet to dangerous levels."
Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman report for the New York Times November 26, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump Says Doesn't Believe Own Government's Climate Warning" (AFP)
"Trump Rejects His Government's Warning of Climate Change Costs" (Bloomberg)
"Trump Rejects Findings Of U.S. Government Climate Change Report" (Reuters)
"White House Plays Down Climate Report's Alarming Findings" (ClimateWire)
"Congressional Republicans Largely Unmoved By Report's Warnings" (E&E Daily)
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