This assessment is required by congress, so what worries me about the Trump administration "releasing" all the qualified researchers is that they'll just get some, um, very unqualified people to write something palatable to the fossil fuel interests who bankrolled his campaign.
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Katharine Hayhoe
It takes that global issue and brings it closer to us. If I care about food or water or transportation or insurance or my health, it explains what climate change means to me — also if I live in the Southwest or the Great Plains.
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But for now it’s hard to see this Congress asking for it to be produced on time or to any degree of detail and they sure wouldn’t demand it from the Trump admin.
Maybe in 2026, if Dems win enough to push for it, they should pull in a report from IPCC or similar entity.