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Guterres Defends Science, Criticizes Trump at Climate Meeting

10/23/2025

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On October 22, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended science at a World Meteorological Organization meeting in Geneva.
He praised the agency for saving lives through climate-disaster monitoring.
He criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for an anti-science stance and for dismissing climate change as a con job.
He urged early-warning systems and cited a report linking record-high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels to severe weather.

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On October 22, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended science at a World Meteorological Organization meeting in Geneva.
He praised the agency for saving lives through climate-disaster monitoring.
He criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for an anti-science stance and for dismissing climate change as a con job.
He urged early-warning systems and cited a report linking record-high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels to severe weather.