Trump Calls Climate Change 'Con Job' and 'Scam' in UN Speech
ESG,Climate Change,Environment,Politics
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President Donald Trump called climate change the “greatest con job ever perpetuated” and a “scam” during his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. In a lengthy diatribe against the long-established science, President Trump said climate change was “made by stupid people” and warned other countries against enacting green policies. “If you don’t get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail,” he told the audience of more than 150 world leaders and other officials. “All of these predictions made by the United Nations and...
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