Climate Politics
Trump Denies Climate Change and Twists Facts in UN Speech
The US president said climate change was “a con job” and denounced green energy in his nearly hour-long address.
US President Donald Trump speaks at the United Nations General Assembly.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergUS President Donald Trump used his address to world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday to denounce climate change and green energy, making a series of misleading claims in a rambling speech that went on for nearly an hour.
The speech comes in the midst of Climate Week NYC and as the world gears up for climate talks in Brazil in November.