“Sharpiegate” is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

If only a few choice edits could change the course of climate change.  We know that won’t work, but the current Administration seems to feel that an ostrich approach of burying its head in the sand is a better policy that facing up to the reality that we can see all around us. 

Unfortunately, the Administration is also using veiled threats to impose its views and undermine climate policy globally.  The Guardian reports on leaked documents suggesting that “the UN’s migration agency is censoring itself on the climate crisis and the global compact on migration, following pressure from the US government.”  According to the documents, sensitive topics include “the climate crisis, sustainable development goals, the global compact for migration and ‘anything that seems at odds with the administration’s take on US domestic/foreign issues.”  The US suggested that references to “sensitive topics” could lead the US to defund the agency.  Unfortunately, the agency seems to be capitulating.  And so, the Trump Administration’s dangerous campaign to ignore reality spreads.