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Opinion: Trump must accept science

Paula Samson, ApplecrossMelville Gazette

PRESIDENT Trump says his prime responsibilities are to keep his nation safe and secure.

How safe is his population when he continues to ignore the implications of climate change?

How many more destructive storms and the associated destructive economic and human costs will it take for Mr Trump and other climate deniers to consider real action, including carbon pricing to mitigate climate change?

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Mr Trump needs to accept the science that climate change is happening and it is human-induced.

The carbon isotopes in CO2 from recently decayed plants is different from the carbon isotopes in CO2 from ancient fossil fuels and the latter is increasing in our atmosphere.

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