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William Happer, a climate sceptic, to be appointed to USA’ s White House climate change panel

White House climate change panel to include man who touted emissions, Guardian, Emily Holden in Washington, 21 Feb 2019

William Happer, a physicist who has suggested higher levels of carbon dioxide are beneficial, would be on committee,  The White House is planning to assess how climate change impacts national security and will involve a prominent doubter of the scientific consensus that manmade warming is putting the US at risk.

Donald Trump’s staff have drafted an executive order to establish a Presidential Committee on Climate Security, according to reports from the Washington Post and New York Times. It would include senior aide William Happer, a Princeton physicist who has suggested – in conflict with the vast majority of climate scientists – that higher levels of carbon dioxide are beneficial.

A recent assessment from the national intelligence director, Daniel Coats, called climate change a significant security risk, the Post noted……

Donald Trump’s staff have drafted an executive order to establish a Presidential Committee on Climate Security, according to reports from the Washington Post and New York Times. It would include senior aide William Happer, a Princeton physicist who has suggested – in conflict with the vast majority of climate scientists – that higher levels of carbon dioxide are beneficial.

A recent assessment from the national intelligence director, Daniel Coats, called climate change a significant security risk, the Post noted…….Donald Trump’s staff have drafted an executive order to establish a Presidential Committee on Climate Security, according to reports from the Washington Post and New York Times. It would include senior aide William Happer, a Princeton physicist who has suggested – in conflict with the vast majority of climate scientists – that higher levels of carbon dioxide are beneficial.

A recent assessment from the national intelligence director, Daniel Coats, called climate change a significant security risk, the Post noted.

…….In 2017, Happer told the Scientist that climate change research has become a “cult movement” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/20/white-house-climate-change-national-security-panel

February 21, 2019 - Posted by | climate change, USA

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