Shitstain And Company Busy Little Bees Trying To Block Any Action On Climate - Or Mention Of It
When Russia is beating you, at least symbolically, you know things are fucked up.
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On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration had tried to strip climate change references from an international statement from the Arctic Council, a group of eight countries that meet every two years to discuss policy in the region. According to climate scientists, the Arctic is warming nearly twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
One official told the publication that, in preparation for the group’s upcoming summit in Finland, the U.S. “indicated it's resistance to any mention of climate change whatsoever” in the joint statement to be released following the meeting.
According to the Post, the Trump administration specifically tried to get rid of the phrase “climate change” entirely and any references to the 2016 Paris international climate agreement, a treaty that President Trump quickly abandoned after entering office. These efforts have reportedly caused tension between the U.S. and the other nations in the Arctic Council, including Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed the U.S. for attempts to remove climate change language during a panel session at the International Arctic Forum in early April.
“Our American colleagues strongly oppose even mentioning the Paris climate agreement in the strategy, as well as the United Nations' 2030 sustainable development goals,” Lavrov said. “All others are confident that the strategy will be watered down if we fail to do that. So serious work lies ahead.”
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https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-republicans-climate-change-1413345
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