Factcheck: Trump’s Climate Report Includes More than 100 False or Misleading Claims - CleanTechnica

A fact-check by Carbon Brief reveals that a 140-page climate report commissioned by the Trump administration and published by the US Department of Energy in July 2025 contains over 100 false or misleading claims. The report, intended to justify rolling back US climate regulations, was compiled in just two months by five researchers handpicked by the administration, many of whom lack climate science credentials. Key misleading assertions include the claim that CO2-induced warming may be less economically damaging than commonly believed and that aggressive emissions mitigation policies could cause more harm than good. Experts have criticized the report for factual errors, misrepresentation of research, poor citations, and selective use of data. The report aims to undermine the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which legally supports federal greenhouse gas emissions regulations by recognizing six greenhouse gases as harmful contributors to climate change. The US Environmental Protection Agency indicated that the new report’s “updated studies and information” would challenge the assumptions underlying that finding. Carbon Brief’s extensive review involved consulting many climate scientists