«The Trump administration is continuing to pursue its pledge to prioritize American energy independence and SCALE BACK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PLANS TO UNDERSTAND and prevent climate change.»
Caps mine for emphasis.
The clarity of the highlighted phrasing is stark. Even if you didn't have a massive global consensus of scientists telling you specifically what was up with the climate, and instead you only knew that weather was being pretty wonky in recent years—and really I think anyone on the street knows that—why on earth would you go the path of seeking LESSENED UNDERSTANDING??
"However, some elected #Republicans are nervous about a political backlash to a complete repeal of the #climatebill, despite having unanimously voted against it..According to Atlas investment tracker, more than 3/4 of the $160bn in privately led #cleanenergy and #manufacturing projects supported by the #IRA are in Republican-held districts"
#Biden #Trump-proofs $74bn in #climatefunding but $20bn remains vulnerable | US news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/14/biden-trump-climate-change-funds
Richer countries have promised to raise their funding to help poorer countries fight climate change to a record $300bn a year, but the developing world is saying this is 'too little, too late'. Today's cartoon by @p_calleri
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Developing nations push for $1.3 trillion in climate action funding at COP29 to address global environmental challenges.