Trump blasts climate action and renewables in UN speech
US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to launch a direct attack on climate change policies and renewable energy.
He declared climate change “the greatest con job” and described its supporters as “stupid people” who had cost their countries fortunes.
Trump singled out the European Union, arguing that its efforts to cut emissions had damaged its economy.
He warned other nations that their investments in renewable energy would bring similar economic harm.
Scientists, however, continue to stress that climate change is real, caused largely by human activity, and worsening with rising temperatures, stronger storms and melting ice.
The UN has repeatedly cautioned that delaying action risks severe and irreversible damage to both people and the planet.
Despite this, Trump reminded the assembly that his administration had withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement, leaving it outside the global climate pact alongside Yemen, Iran and Libya.
He instead promoted his “energy dominance” agenda, built on boosting oil, gas, coal and nuclear production while pushing aside renewables.
Trump claimed the US holds the largest reserves of oil, gas and coal in the world, framing this as a foundation for national strength.
He then turned his fire on wind energy, dismissing it as “pathetic and bad,” insisting turbines constantly need rebuilding, and even claiming “the wind doesn’t blow.”