Overview

• Trump labeled the concept of a carbon footprint a hoax and warned countries to abandon what he called a green scam.
• He promoted expanded U.S. oil, gas, coal and nuclear production, claiming the United States has the most oil, and criticized Europe’s emissions cuts and renewable push.
• The remarks capped months of policy moves including a second U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, cuts to wind and solar incentives, exemptions for major polluters and an EPA proposal to end some greenhouse gas reporting.
• Scientists and institutions such as the Royal Society publicly rejected his claims, and some delegates reacted with groans or muted response in the hall.
• The administration has urged European allies to relax methane rules and is pressing a pro–fossil fuel agenda as nations prepare to present new climate targets.