Over 85 leading climate scientists criticized the Trump Energy Department's climate assessment, calling it scientifically flawed and biased. The assessment, authored by five handpicked scientists with dissenting views, downplays the severity of climate change. The scientists' 400-page review highlights the report's reliance on outdated and misinterpreted research, lack of peer review, and failure to represent the scientific consensus. This contrasts sharply with comprehensive reports like the IPCC assessment, which confirm worsening climate change impacts globally. The Energy Department received over 2,000 comments on the report before the deadline.

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