Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario
President Donald Trump celebrated the United Nations climate committee's decision to move away from its most extreme global warming scenario, RCP8.5, calling previous projections wrong and politically motivated. He criticized Democratic climate policies as fear-based and financially wasteful, asserting his administration supports science and truth. The shift in climate modeling reflects updated assessments of emissions trends and renewable energy growth, though scientists still advocate for a broad range of future scenarios.
- ▪The UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is phasing out the RCP8.5 emissions scenario due to its implausibility given current trends.
- ▪President Trump claimed the retirement of RCP8.5 validated his skepticism of climate change policies and labeled them a 'con job.'
- ▪Researchers state that high-emission scenarios like SSP5-8.5 are no longer plausible due to declining renewable energy costs and existing climate policies.
- ▪Trump accused Democrats of using climate fears to justify energy restrictions and fund research programs he described as 'bogus.'
- ▪Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Trump's remarks as 'total disinformation' during the Clinton Global Initiative.
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Politics Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario By Michael Sinkewicz, Fox News Published May 17, 2026, 8:52 a.m. ET Originally Published by: Route 66 centennial spurs tourism in historic small towns Mother recounts horrors of brutal Chinese detention camp where son died Firefighter killed in massive lumber mill explosion in Maine President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Democratic climate policies after scientists moved away from one of the most extreme global warming scenarios previously used in United Nations-backed climate modeling.
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