WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is raising concern among senators important to her confirmation and diplomats in New York over her skeptical views on climate change.
Kelly Craft, currently serving as Trump's ambassador to Canada, drew the attention of foreign dignitaries in 2017 when she said "both sides of the science" had merit in the climate debate. But at the U.N. _ where climate science is no longer subject to disagreement, where the threat tops the organization's concerns and has the rare effect of unifying member states _ her appointment underscores Trump's dismissal of the perils of a warming Earth and his administration's general contempt for the U.N. itself.
Craft's position on climate change _ and the message it sends to the world, should she be confirmed as U.N. ambassador _ will be a central topic for Democrats in her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, congressional staffers say.
