Politics

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Fact Check

FACT CHECK: AP’s director of climate news breaks down Trump’s remarks at the UN on climate change

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 10:21 AM CST, September 26, 2025 This week, addressing the United Nations, President Donald Trump made several false claims about climate change, including that it didn’t actually exist. He called it “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” and urged world leaders to “get away from the green scam.” […]

Climate Spotlight Staff

September 27, 2025

Editorial

Climate at 2024 US Presidential Debate

The responses to the climate question from both presidential candidates paints a stark picture of the short-term future of climate action globally. By Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Mon. Sept. 16, 2024 One thing last Tuesday’s US Presidential Debate made clear was that neither a Harris nor Trump Administration would do much to address the global climate […]

Climate Spotlight Staff

September 16, 2024

Action and Advocacy

Richest people in UK ‘use more energy flying’ than poorest do overall

The wealthiest people in the UK burn through more energy flying than the poorest burn in every aspect of their lives, according to new research. The analysis of data from 2019 highlights “significant inequalities” in energy use across the country. Those in the top 10% of incomes used nearly three times as much energy in […]

Climate Spotlight Staff

December 31, 2022