EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview with CNBC this morning that he doesn’t believe carbon dioxide is a major contributor to climate change.
Pruitt called to “continue the debate and continue the review and the analysis” of the science behind climate change.
While Pruitt has expressed doubt around climate science in the past, this morning’s statements take his stance one step farther to full-on climate denial. It also marks his first comments on the issue as chief of the agency responsible for US policy around carbon emissions.
97 percent of scientists agree that human activity overwhelmingly contributes to the warming we see.
The following are quotes from leading climate scientists in response to Pruitt’s remarks.
The following are quotes from business, military, faith, and conservative leaders and elected officials in response to Pruitt’s remarks.
“People can choose to believe anything including that the earth is flat, however for the people who suffer the impact of carbon emissions, weather-related disasters and illness, climate change is real.