French presidential hopeful Macron courts US climate experts
February 10, 2017
PARIS (AP) — French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged researchers, entrepreneurs and engineers working on climate change in the U.S. to leave for France — a bid to capitalize on the doubt expressed by U.S. President Donald Trump about global warming.
In a video posted on his Twitter account, Macron said in English: "I do know how your new president now has decided to jeopardize your budget, your initiatives — as he's extremely skeptical about climate change."
Trump has voiced skepticism that global warming is man-made and has suggested taking the U.S. out of the global Paris...
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