Fact Check: AP Debunks Trump's Climate Change Claims at the UN

Trump's Climate Change Remarks

• 🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump made several claims about climate change at the UN, stating it wasn't real, green energies were bad investments, and high European energy costs led to heat deaths.
• 💡 These statements were fact-checked and found to be false or misleading by the AP.

Scientific Consensus on Climate Change

• 🔬 Since the 19th century, scientists have understood that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises global temperatures.
• 📈 This temperature increase alters weather patterns, making extreme events like flooding and heat waves more likely and intense.

Green Energy Investments

• 💰 Trump claimed wind and solar power are not profitable and require massive subsidies, calling them a "green scam."
• 📊 The AP counters that according to the UN, wind and solar are almost always the cheapest sources of new electricity generation.
• 🌍 While new technologies historically require subsidies, Trump failed to mention the trillions of dollars in subsidies received by the coal, oil, and gas industries for decades.
• 🇨🇳 China is highlighted as an example of global transition, leading in solar, wind, and electric vehicle production.

European Heat Deaths

• 🔥 Trump attributed over 175,000 annual European heat deaths to the inability to afford air conditioning due to high energy costs.
• ⚠️ The AP points out that Europe is warming faster than any other region, and many cities and homes were not built for today's extreme heat, with air conditioning being a factor, but not the sole cause.
• 🌍 The video suggests Trump's focus on heat deaths, while perhaps unintentional, underscores the dangerous reality of climate change.