Trump says climate change not a hoax, economic advisor downplays climate report

摘要

In separate television appearances on October 14, President Donald Trump acknowledged the existence of climate change and his economic adviser Larry Kudlow questioned the veracity of a recent international report on the issue. Trump in the past has suggested that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese to hurt the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. But in an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, he took a stance that is more in line with his Republican counterparts and said he believes in climate change but questions whether it is due to human-related activities. Trump also appeared to indicate that his underlying concern with addressing climate change is that doing so could hurt the U.S. economically.