Trump Calls Climate Change 'Greatest Con Job' and Criticizes Green Energy Policies
Forbes Breaking NewsOctober 7, 20253 min5,530 views
5 connectionsΒ·9 entities in this videoβNorth Sea Oil and UK Energy Policy
- π¬π§ Trump expresses his familiarity with the North Sea, calling it a significant asset for the United Kingdom.
- π‘ He criticizes policies that have led to the closure of North Sea oil extraction due to high taxation, stating that tremendous oil reserves remain untapped.
- π« He advocates for preserving the natural landscape by opposing large-scale windmills and solar panel farms that consume farmland.
Criticisms of Climate Change Predictions
- β οΈ Trump highlights past predictions from the United Nations Environmental Program, including a 1982 forecast of global catastrophe by the year 2000 due to climate change.
- ποΈ He also references a 1989 UN statement predicting nations could be wiped off the map by global warming within a decade, neither of which materialized.
- π He notes a shift in terminology from 'global cooling' in the 1920s-30s to 'global warming' and now 'climate change,' suggesting the latter is used to avoid being wrong regardless of temperature fluctuations.
'Green Scam' and National Failure
- π Trump labels climate change initiatives as the "greatest con job ever" and a "green scam."
- π He warns that countries failing to abandon these green energy policies will face national failure.
- β He asserts his own track record of accurate predictions, including a campaign hat that stated "Trump was right about everything."
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Climate ChangeGlobal WarmingGlobal CoolingNorth Sea OilUnited KingdomGreen EnergySolar PanelsWindmillsUnited NationsEnergy PolicyDonald Trump
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