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"I do not believe it," Trump told the press Monday, adding that he had read "some" of the report.
At one level, this should not be surprising. Trump's views on climate change at this stage are very, very well established.
If you missed the publication of the study, well, that's the goal. It was originally scheduled to be released next month, but was suddenly released the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, when the country shops, eats, hangs with family, and lends no money. pay attention to what is happening in politics. Aside from Christmas and Thanksgiving Day, there's no better day to announce the bad news you do not want people to see.
Due to VERY little coincidence in politics, the decision to speed up the release of the report in the aftermath of Thanksgiving – rather than, for example, today – the administration has clearly decided to conceal what she considered bad news. Or better, news that calls into question Trump's baseless position that all these discussions about global warming and climate change are contradicted by, uh, the fact that it was cold in the northeast the day before Thanksgiving.
The report details the economic impact of climate change (hundreds of billions lost, farms being the most affected) and the physical consequences this could have on our collective health, because factors such as air quality, the transmission of diseases by insects, food and water will increasingly threaten the health and well-being of the American people. "
It is, frankly, a terrifying read.Unless we begin to make major changes – and soon – we have the very real potential of crossing the point of no return with respect to global warming and the resulting consequences.
Previously, the White House had downplayed the statements, claiming that it relied on extreme models selected under the Obama regime.
is important to note here: This is not a partisan document As I mentioned above, it was produced by 13 agencies of the United States. Trump administration – the result of the Congress of the 1980s – demanding that this type of report be submitted every four years as a reference for lawmakers and legislators 19659002] And yet, the chances for Trump to follow the same. one of the tips of this report, which was directed by his admin istration, are close to zero. Why? Because it was cold in many parts of the country during Thanksgiving, of course!
This type of thought – anecdotes = data – is refuted many times by science. A warming planet does not mean that there will be no cold days. Or even cold weeks! Or months! This means that over the centuries, the planet becomes hotter and heavier. And that these climate changes produce wilder and more unpredictable weather events, such as tornadoes and fires.
Trump insisted that the United States is "the cleanest we have ever been" and said other countries were not keeping up.
"If we are clean but all the other places on the planet are dirty, it's not so good," he said. "So, I want clean air, I want pure water, it is very important."
The decisions that Trump takes – or more likely does not – on climate change are not the kind of things that are easily reversible. This latest report – you know, the one that the Trump administration sought to bury because its findings contradict the president's personal beliefs – suggests that it might not be reversible at all.
