President Trump on Tuesday claimed climate change was “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” as he used his speech to the United Nations to criticize efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition toward clean energy.
“It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world in my opinion. Climate change, no matter what happens you’re involved in that,” Trump said at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
“All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong,” Trump continued. “They were made by stupid people that have cost their countries fortunes and given those same countries no chance for success.”
Trump called the idea of a carbon footprint “nonsense” and a “hoax made up by people with evil intentions.” He urged nations to move away from efforts to shift their economies toward investments in clean energy.
“If you don’t get away from this green scam your country is going to fail,” Trump said. “And I’m really good at predicting things.”
For years, the president has cast doubt on the effects of climate change, which experts warn could have catastrophic environmental impacts if nations do not take significant steps to mitigate it.
In the early months of his second term, his administration moved quickly to slash environmental regulations. In July, the administration announced it would exempt dozens of chemical manufacturers, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers, and other polluters from Clean Air Act rules.
Additionally, earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed eliminating requirements under a 2009 rule that forced major emitters to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump also signed into law a massive tax and spending bill in July that slashed incentives for wind and solar energy projects. Moreover, his administration has erected other barriers, making it more difficult for these clean energy projects to receive approval.
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