Chris Wright: Climate change is not among the top five global problems
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses environmental tradeoffs and climate policy at the All-In Hill & Valley Forum.
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“We've increased atmospheric CO₂ by 50%, hundred percent, it absorbs infrared radiation, it's been a force for warming, that's all true. But if you look at the trade-offs on it, it's not in the top five problems the planet focuses.”
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