Trump said it best, “Smart people don’t like me.”
Trump is going down in history as the dumbest president in American history; however, that title may not be “biggly” enough for him. He is now being recognized globally as the dumbest world leader in history — a man who has willfully ignored, denied, and lied about established science, accelerating a planetary crisis that has already cost millions of lives. Trump’s science denial directly resulted in millions of preventable COVID deaths in his first term. Now, he is endangering the entire population of the world.
Trump has repeatedly dismissed climate science as a “hoax,” “bullshit,” and “the green scam.” At the United Nations, he called climate change a “con” — an irony lost on no one, coming from “Don the Con” himself, a man whose business empire was built on deceit, bankruptcies, and fraud. His record now includes criminal convictions, civil judgments, and an unparalleled legacy of scientific ignorance.
This year, Trump refused to cooperate with the COP30 global climate summit in Brazil, further cementing America’s retreat from global climate leadership. With global emissions nearly doubling in the last 33 years, few would argue that progress has met expectations. Worse, the post-COVID global consensus on tackling climate change is fracturing — led by Trump’s renewed campaign of climate disinformation and economic coercion. His administration’s new trade tariffs pressure allies such as Japan, the EU, and South Korea to buy more U.S. fossil fuels, directly undermining global decarbonization efforts.
Trump’s absence from COP30 drew sharp rebukes from world leaders. “For small island states, the climate crisis is not past tense or future tense. It is our reality. We have no way to run, no way to hide,” said Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Chilean President Gabriel Boric accused Trump of spreading “lies” about the climate crisis, while Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared, “Mr. Trump is against humankind.”
As Trump abandons both people and planet, others are stepping into the leadership void. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will attend COP30 in Brazil, representing the world’s fourth-largest economy. Newsom aims to strengthen climate partnerships, promote clean-energy investments, and showcase California’s model for creating jobs while cutting toxic pollution.
“As the President of the United States turns his back on people and the planet, California is inking global partnerships focused on creating jobs and cutting toxic pollution,” Newsom said. “The economic winners of the 21st century are those who build the clean-energy future. We’re doing that right now — and showing the world that climate action means jobs, clean air, and lower costs.”
While Trump clings to fossil-fueled fantasies and falsehoods, California and the world are moving forward without him. History will remember Trump not as a leader, but as a warning — a living example of how ignorance, arrogance, and greed can conspire to imperil the planet itself.
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Donald Trump has consistently dismissed the science of climate change, calling it a hoax and dismissing policies aimed at addressing it as “The Green New Scam.” His repeated use of the phrase “Drill, Baby, Drill” symbolizes an energy policy that prioritizes fossil fuel extraction over sustainable alternatives. These policies have only intensified the climate crisis, posing severe risks not only to the environment but to the global economy as well. If left unchecked, Donald Trump’s economic and environmental policies will render the planet uninhabitable for future generations.
The evidence is irrefutable: climate change is accelerating at an alarming pace, and the associated costs—both economic and human—are rising exponentially. Immediate, decisive action is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent further environmental collapse. Our updated climate model, now grounded in chaos theory and incorporating complex social-ecological factors within a dynamic, non-linear framework, predicts that global temperatures could increase by up to 9°C this century—far surpassing the previous estimate of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years. Such extreme warming will render large portions of the planet uninhabitable within this century, threatening the stability of ecosystems and human societies alike.
* Our probabilistic, ensemble-based climate model — which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures are becoming unsustainable this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse, where climate, ecological, and societal systems destabilize through interlinked, self-reinforcing feedback loops.
What Can I Do?
The single most important action you can take to help address the climate crisis is simple: stop burning fossil fuels. There are numerous actions you can take to contribute to saving the planet. Each person bears the responsibility to minimize pollution, discontinue the use of fossil fuels, reduce consumption, and foster a culture of love and care. The Butterfly Effect illustrates that a small change in one area can lead to significant alterations in conditions anywhere on the globe. Hence, the frequently heard statement that a fluttering butterfly in China can cause a hurricane in the Atlantic. Be a butterfly and affect the world.
→ “Solutions to the Fossil Fuel Economy and the Myths Accelerating Climate and Economic Collapse.“