In the latest move, the Trump administration has decided to no longer fund in fiscal year 2026 the Orbiting Carbon Observatories, which can precisely show where carbon dioxide is being emitted and absorbed and how well crops are growing. A free-flying satellite launched in 2014, the mission has become an important source of greenhouse gas data for scientists, policymakers and farmers. Experts said the administration’s move is just another one designed to eliminate funding aligned with other actions aimed at cutting or burying climate science. NASA employees are currently making plans to end the missions.
This move is no surprise given that you have a president and a governing party that believes climate change is a hoax. You have a president who has greatly weakened the programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designed to use science to understand the impacts associated with climate change and those that support counter measures. There are also policies aimed at stimulating the coal industry, oil and gas exploration, mining and lumbering in national parks, and attacking regulated greenhouse gas emissions in the automotive industry.
Back in a January 2025, reports noted that President Trump was stocking the EPA with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries, many of whom worked in his first administration to weaken climate and pollution protections. Lee Zeldin, Mr. Trump’s choice to lead the E.P.A., has little experience with environmental policy. He was expected to fulfill Mr. Trump’s fire hose of orders directing the agency to cut regulations.
This year, the world has seen a greater number of extreme weather events than ever before. The U.S. and Canada alone have had to cope with drought caused by heat waves and a lack of normal precipitation, resulting in some of the worst wildfires and potential crop failures in our time. Flooding, tornadoes and major hurricane activity have become more prevalent, causing enormous property damage and multiple deaths.
The sad fact is that one could see this coming, especially after Trump’s first term in office. The U.S. emits around 40% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Without a sustained and committed support by the U.S. to tackle the issue of climate change and its consequences for our planet, the situation will simply get worst. Maybe, this is exactly what climate change deniers want?
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