US Scientists Protest Thump’s Stance on Climate Change (+Photos)
WASHINGTON, DC (Tasnim) – Hundreds of American scientists, scholars and others poured into the streets of Washington to protest US President Donald Trump’s stance and policies on climate change.
According to Tasnim dispatches, the demonstrators gathered at Washington's National Mall early on Sunday to voice opposition to Trump's proposal to sharply cut federal science and research budgets and his administration's skepticism about climate change and the need to slow global warming.
The protesters carried signs like, “Policy Needs Truth Not Alternatives”, “The President is Misinformed”, “Evidence over Ignorance”, “Ending Climate Change Begins with Regime Change” “United by Nature, Guided by Science” and "Data Are Not Political".
Trump recently said climate change was a hoax that was stifling policies to foster economic growth.
His administration is considering withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, a global accord aimed at reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Last year the United States, under President Barack Obama, joined more than 190 other countries in signing the pact.
Trump's proposed 2018 budget calls for deep spending cuts by government science agencies, including a 31 percent reduction for the Environmental Protection Agency.
The scientific community's direct involvement in a national policy debate has stirred some criticism about whether scientists should get involved in politics. But organizers have defended the march as crucial because of the threat posed by discrediting scientific consensus and restricting research.
