Story highlights Trump has previously said climate change is a 'hoax' invented by the ChineseHis comments could represent a softening of his positionNew York (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump conceded Tuesday there is "some connectivity" between human activity and climate change and wavered on whether he would pull the United States out of international accords aimed at combating the phenomenon, which scientists overwhelmingly agree is caused by human activity. The statements could mark a softening in Trump's position on US involvement in efforts to fight climate change, although he did not commit to specific action in any direction. He has previously called climate change a "hoax" invented by the Chinese. Does Trump think human activity is linked to climate change? — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016Still, Trump's comments do not amount to a full reversal.

Source: CNN November 22, 2016 19:58 UTC