Trump’s climate contrarianism at the UN

President Donald Trump hasn’t been a big fan of renewable energy. And on the international stage, he’s used some unusual diplomacy to get his point across. These two themes collided earlier this week in New York City, where heads of state gathered for the UN General Assembly. In a nearly hour-long speech, Trump eviscerated his peers for falling for what he called the “the green energy scam.” Meanwhile, Energy Secretary Chris Wright made the rounds promoting a contrarian climate science report that has drawn a lot of criticism.

Zack Colman joins host Josh Siegel to talk about how all of this landed at the UN, how China sought to contrast itself with the U.S., and Trump’s influence over the trajectory of global climate policy.

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of POLITICO Energy. 

⁠Zack Colman⁠ covers climate change for POLITICO.  

Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy.  

Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.  

Ben Lefebvre is the deputy energy editor at POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. 

 

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