Quit stressing about climate change — it’ll all be fine.
That was the message from two of President Donald Trump’s top government appointees during a trip to Brussels last week.
Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright and finance cop Paul Atkins each dismissed the EU’s comparatively stringent approach to climate regulation during their visits, with the former saying the danger posed by global warming was “overhyped.”
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It comes as the EU faces increasing pressure to wind back its climate ambitions to compete with countries with looser standards, such as the U.S. and China.
