Protesters Jeer as Trump Team Promotes Coal at U.N. Climate Talks
Source: MSN/NY Times
BONN, Germany The Trump administration made its debut at a United Nations conference on climate change on Monday by giving a full-throated defense of fossil fuels and nuclear energy as answers to driving down global greenhouse gas emissions.
The forum the only official appearance by the United States delegation during the annual two-week climate gathering of nearly 200 nations illustrated how sharply the administrations views are at odds with those of many key participants in the climate negotiations.
George D. Banks, special adviser to President Trump on international energy issues, led a panel with top American energy executives. Without question, fossil fuels will continue to be used, and we would argue that its in the global interest to make sure when fossil fuels are used that they be as clean and efficient as possible, Mr. Banks said. This panel is controversial only if we chose to bury our heads in the sand.
But even before the Trump team could make its case, the panel was disrupted for more than 10 minutes by scores of chanting and singing demonstrators. The protesters then walked out, leaving the room half empty. Throughout the remainder of the presentation, audience members shouted down and mocked White House officials who attempted to explain away President Trumps stated view that global warming is a hoax.
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lapfog_1
(29,222 posts)"full-throated defense of fossil fuels and nuclear energy as answers to driving down global greenhouse gas emissions"
Ok, I get it that they don't believe in man made global climate change... but WTF?
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)syringis
(5,101 posts)I think there were probably Americans too.
https://www.politis.fr/articles/2017/11/climat-deux-ameriques-face-a-face-a-la-cop-23-37917/
I found this in an article :
I translated via Google translation, I'm at work and have not enough time to do better for now, sorry.