(William Widmer/New York Times)WASHINGTON: Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration’s position on climate change, 13 US government agencies have released an exhaustive scientific report that says humans are the dominant cause of climate change. The report was approved for release by the White House, but the findings come as the Trump administration is defending its climate change policies. The climate science report is part of a congressionally mandated review conducted every four years known as the National Climate Assessment. “As the Climate Science Special Report states, the magnitude of future climate change depends significantly on ‘remaining uncertainty in the sensitivity of Earth’s climate'” to greenhouse gas emissions, he added. Rick Perry, the energy secretary, asserted Wednesday that “the science is out” on whether humans cause climate change.

Source: Bangkok Post November 04, 2017 03:45 UTC