Trump to dismantle key climate research centre

The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research institutions over what it said on Dec 16 were concerns of “climate alarmism” despite opposition to the plan.

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), established in 1960 as a federally funded research and education hub in Boulder, Colorado, will be broken up, White House Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought said on social media platform X.

Any of its operations deemed “vital” will be moved “to another entity or location”, he said.

“This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,’ Mr Vought said.