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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Milmanand Dharna Noor

Trump team’s contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts say

people talk with each other near torn up trees and debris
Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Greg Abbott visit a scene of devastation along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr county, Texas, on 11 July. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

A group of the US’s leading climate scientists have compiled a withering review of a controversial Trump administration report that downplays the risks of the climate crisis, finding that the document is biased, riddled with errors and fails basic scientific credibility.

More than 85 climate experts have contributed to a comprehensive 434-page report that excoriates a US Department of Energy (DOE) document written by five hand-picked fringe researchers that argues that global heating and its resulting consequences have been overstated.

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