> This set us back greatly in the struggle to reduce greenhouse emissions. What set us back was and is resistance to action on climate change, led by fossil fu

> This set us back greatly in the struggle to reduce greenhouse emissions. What set us back was and is resistance to action on climate change, led by fossil fuel corporations and US conservatives, which has continued for decades. It's a fundamental policy of the Republican Party. Trump is already taking drastic action in that regard; it was one of his higher priorities. To try to blame someone else is absurd, and probably a talking point from their playbook.