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Aug 15

13m 5s

Controversial climate report from Trump ...

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About this episode

In this Podcast Extra, we discuss a report released by the US Department of Energy, which concluded that global warming is “less damaging economically than commonly believed”. However, many researchers say that the report misrepresents decades of climate science.

We discuss how scientists are trying to coordinate a unified response amidst concerns that this report will be used in attempts to repeal a 2009 government ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public welfare.

News: Outrage over Trump team’s climate report spurs researchers to fight back

News: Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature

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