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Trump's Iran war seen as accidental blow against global warming

Original: A nice bit of irony, per WaPo reporting: President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a hoax. But the Trump agenda

Washington Post reporting highlights an irony in US climate politics: President Donald Trump has long dismissed climate change as a hoax, yet his agenda has inadvertently curbed global warming. The war on Iran, now in its seventh month, has driven a plunge in oil consumption, cutting emissions despite the administration's hostile stance on climate policy.

Why now: Commenters are pointing out the irony that Trump's own military and energy actions are reducing emissions even as he calls climate change a hoax.

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• A nice bit of irony, per WaPo reporting: President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a hoax. But the Trump agenda has inadvertently dealt a sizable blow against global warming. His war on Iran, now in its seventh month, has led to a plunge in the consumption of oil and… · jeridansky@sfba.social · 16

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