At a New York Times Climate Forward event, Heritage Foundation president Kevin D. Roberts downplayed the dangers of climate change, calling it a “hot year” and dismissing long-term global warming trends.
Coral Davenport reports for The New York Times.
In short:
- The Heritage Foundation president criticized the Biden administration’s climate policies and denied the scientific consensus on global warming at the New York Times event.
- Roberts defended Project 2025, which seeks to replace career scientists in federal agencies with political appointees and roll back climate regulations.
- Despite Trump distancing himself from Project 2025, Roberts claims the project remains influential in shaping conservative policy.
Key quote:
“It sounds like weather to me, a hot year.”
— Kevin D. Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation
Why this matters:
It’s striking to see this level of climate denial at a time when global temperatures are consistently rising, fueling stronger heat waves, floods and wildfires that we all feel in our bones. According to a report from the World Economic Forum, if unchecked, climate change could lead to an additional 14.5 million deaths by 2050. Read more: We are undercounting heat-related deaths in the US.
