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'Climate research has been heavily politicised. We need good science to tell us what the reality is and science could do that if politicians didn’t interfere with it,' says senior Trump adviser.
Donald Trump is likely to end climate change research conducted by Nasa because it is “too politicised”.
Bob Walker, who has been appointed by the President-elect to chair the Nasa transition team for the new administration, said there was no need for Nasa to do what he has previously described as “politically correct environmental monitoring”.
Mr Walker, who was the chair of aerospace research under George Bush, said the “interference” of politicians in climate change research was preventing scientists from discovering the “reality” about climate change, and indicated that the Trump administration would replace Nasa’s focus on global warming with efforts to send humans into space.
“We see Nasa in an exploration role, in deep space research. Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission.
“I believe that climate research is necessary but it has been heavily politicised, which has undermined a lot of the work that researchers have been doing. Mr Trump’s decisions will be based upon solid science, not politicised science.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-nasa-global-warming-bob-walker-a7433146.html
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Donald Trump is likely to end climate change research conducted by Nasa because it is “too politicised”.
Bob Walker, who has been appointed by the President-elect to chair the Nasa transition team for the new administration, said there was no need for Nasa to do what he has previously described as “politically correct environmental monitoring”.
Mr Walker, who was the chair of aerospace research under George Bush, said the “interference” of politicians in climate change research was preventing scientists from discovering the “reality” about climate change, and indicated that the Trump administration would replace Nasa’s focus on global warming with efforts to send humans into space.
“We see Nasa in an exploration role, in deep space research. Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission.
“I believe that climate research is necessary but it has been heavily politicised, which has undermined a lot of the work that researchers have been doing. Mr Trump’s decisions will be based upon solid science, not politicised science.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-nasa-global-warming-bob-walker-a7433146.html
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