Climate committee disbanded by Trump re-emerges with new report aimed at local governments

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Climate committee disbanded by Trump re-emerges with new report aimed at local governments
Helping local governments adapt to climate impacts is the key goal of the reformed group.
E.A. Crunden
Apr 4, 2019, 12:24 pm


A climate change committee disbanded by the Trump administration has been quietly working under a new guise and has now released its first report in an effort to carry through on its mandate.

The report, released Thursday, offers guidance for local governments to address both climate adaptation and mitigation, in an effort to promote best practices as cities and states increasingly lead the way on national climate action.

The 15-person Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment was formed under the Obama administration in 2016. Its goal was to take the findings of the U.S. government’s National Climate Assessment (NCA), which is released every four years, and use it to produce climate adaptation recommendations and guidance for cities, states, tribes, and other local governments.

But in 2017, President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the committee. Members regrouped months later with support from from Columbia University’s Earth Institute and other partners.

The committee has now rebranded itself with 20 expert members, including some of the original members, as the Science for Climate Action Network (SCAN). According to the report, the muddled response to established climate science that is currently playing out across the country poses a threat to U.S. residents, something that can be countered through effective planning and coordination between local stakeholders.

Going forward, SCAN intends to serve as a resource for cities and states across the country as local governments look to plan for a future in a warming world.

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-committee-climate-plan-science-scan-cities-states-e875dd29ed24/

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1. There is a place in Hell waiting for him.

If he thinks higher temps are "fake" than a crash course with Satan in his new, future home is due.