Global Briefing: Trump administration ramps up war on US climate policies

James Murray
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US President Donald Trump / Credit: White House
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US President Donald Trump / Credit: White House

White House rejects climate science in new National Security Strategy and strips 'renewable' from National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as deadly floods hit Asia, and Thailand advances plans for its first climate law

The Trump administration's assault on US climate policies cranked up another gear this week, as the White House rejected warnings from climate scientists in its updated National Security Strategy, scratched...

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