Worldwide threat: MEP Bernard Guetta labels Donald Trump hazardous due to climate crisis concerns
No doubt about it, France caught a wild storm on June 25th. But here's the kicker, not everyone's convinced that climate change poses a significant threat. Take Donald Trump, for instance. The guy's a climate skeptic if ever there was one. When asked if his climate denial could be dangerous, Bernard Guetta, a European deputy and international geopolitics expert, flat-out says, "You bet it is. It's a threat to the US, it's a threat to the world."
Look, we brought Guetta to our site the next day, and he laid it all out. "One should remind him of the wildfires in Los Angeles, not so long ago," he said, "but if we do, you know what he'll say? 'It's the fault of those incompetent Democratic officials in California.'" Guetta wasn't shy about calling out the American government either. According to him, the administration is "fighting tooth and nail against measures to combat climate change."
Now, we ain't gonna sugarcoat it – the U.S. government's stance on climate change has been questionable under Trump. For starters, they've been pushin' hard for fossil fuel development and rollin' back environmental regulations. That's not all though – they've cut funding for climate research, shut down programs that monitor greenhouse gas emissions, and even delayed contracts for climate observation satellites. All this while justifying it as cost-cutting and reducing government size. But scientists called 'em out for undermining critical climate science and preparedness for climate disasters.
So, when Trump's administration pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, it wasn't much of a surprise. And to top it off, public confidence internationally in Trump's ability to handle climate change is low. In fact, only a measly 21% across 24 countries expressed any confidence.
In the end, Donald Trump's views and policies on climate change have essentially prioritized fossil fuel development over climate science and international climate cooperation. This has weakened the U.S.'s role in addressing climate change and, by extension, global efforts to track and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
- Bernard Guetta, a European deputy and international geopolitics expert, argued that Donald Trump's climate skepticism poses a threat to both the US and the world, citing the wildfires in Los Angeles as an example of the consequences of inaction on climate change.
- In an article discussing Trump's administration's stance on climate change, it is pointed out that the US government has been pushing for fossil fuel development, rolling back environmental regulations, cutting funding for climate research, and delaying contracts for climate observation satellites – actions that scientists have called out for undermining critical climate science and preparedness for climate disasters.
- The public confidence in Trump's ability to handle climate change is low internationally, with only 21% across 24 countries expressing any confidence, as his views and policies on climate change have essentially prioritized fossil fuel development over climate science and international climate cooperation, weakening the US's role in addressing climate change and, by extension, global efforts to track and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
