President Donald Trump spent a considerable amount of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday disparaging renewable energy sources and challenging the scientific consensus on climate change. Among the president's remarks were unsubstantiated claims about climate change, renewable energy sources and the environment. Trump claimed that clean energy sources, such as solar and wind, don't work and are more expensive than fossil fuel options. He also said the U.N. was incorrect in its predictions about the consequences of climate change. And the president repeatedly warned that the economics of renewable energy are harming the economy and resulting in higher energy costs. The president explained that he withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, which he called a
Fact-checking what Trump said about climate change during the UN General Assembly

114