From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine , a conversation between producers Jenni Doering and Aynsley O’Neill about President Donald Trump’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Some of the world’s most powerful people gathered in New York City in recent days for the annual opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, which coincides with Climate Week NYC, when business leaders and politicians take the stage to talk up green energy and sustainability. Climate is often at top of mind as these world leaders gather at the U.N., and there’s a fair amount of scrutiny on global climate action.
But in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump rai