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Climate Denial Surges as Nations Sideline Fossil Fuel Talks

12/1/2025

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Nearly 200 nations signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
A decade later, climate denial resurges as fossil-fuel interests and Russia and Saudi Arabia downplay scientific consensus.
At the U.N. climate talks in Belém, Brazil, the final statement omitted mention of fossil fuels.
Researchers say disinformation campaigns, led by U.S. President Donald Trump, undermine climate action.

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Story summary

Nearly 200 nations signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
A decade later, climate denial resurges as fossil-fuel interests and Russia and Saudi Arabia downplay scientific consensus.
At the U.N. climate talks in Belém, Brazil, the final statement omitted mention of fossil fuels.
Researchers say disinformation campaigns, led by U.S. President Donald Trump, undermine climate action.