Trump Distorts UN Climate Report Update: The Facts

President Trump falsely claimed that a UN climate panel admitted its projections were wrong, but the update reflects progress in clean energy, not a failure of climate science. - The old worst-case scenario (RCP8.5) was always unlikely but served as a high-risk planning tool.

- Scientists say the revision is due to the boom in solar, wind, and battery storage, which flattened carbon emissions. - Even with lower warming, climate risks like floods, heatwaves, and droughts remain serious.

- Trump's own administration previously issued a flawed scientific report to justify rolling back climate protections, which was widely criticized by scientists.