POLITICO concedes UN’s worst-case modeling predictions (RCP8.5) were designed to scare climate action: ‘High-emissions scenario was always viewed as an unlikely outlier to help galvanize policymakers to reduce greenhouse gases’ May 26, 2026
POLITICO: ‘Trump admin has swept away climate policies’ as Democrats & enviro groups ‘have gone quiet’ – ‘It’s not what the winning issue is right now’ May 26, 2026
POLITICO: ‘Climate hushing’ – ‘The sound of (climate) silence’ – ‘As Trump unravels U.S. climate policy, Dems & enviro groups have grown strangely quiet’ – Dems ‘may not aggressively pursue climate action if they win back power’ May 26, 2026
‘Messaging Misalignment’: Democrats admit climate/green energy hurt them in 2024 election! From the infamous Democrat 2024 postmortem report: ‘Climate change & green energy transition messaging created anxiety among workers in traditional industries worried about job losses’ May 26, 2026