Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report
Summary
President Donald Trump has appointed Matthew Wielicki, a climate skeptic without formal climate science training, to lead the U.S. Global Change Research Program and oversee the National Climate Assessment. This report explains how climate change affects the U.S., but the Trump administration has reduced funding for climate research and removed access to past reports during its current term.Key Facts
- Matthew Wielicki, a former geochemist and climate skeptic, was chosen to lead the federal government’s main climate impact report.
- Wielicki calls himself an “Earth science professor-in-exile” and questions mainstream climate science.
- The National Climate Assessment is a congressionally required report updated every four years about how climate change affects the U.S.
- The Trump administration has cut funding and closed offices that collect climate data since President Trump began his second term.
- The online portal to access past climate reports was shut down last year.
- Scientists and climate advocates warn that Wielicki’s appointment risks undermining scientific integrity and spreading misinformation.
- Wielicki believes solar radiation, not carbon dioxide, is the main cause of atmospheric warming and has criticized those who accept climate change science.
- President Trump’s administration has received large donations from fossil fuel industries, which contribute to climate change.
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