Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate
by Fiona Harvey and Oliver Milman in Belém, Brazil from on (#71E10)
Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summit
Fear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire's new position as silly", and the US president for his anti-climate stance.
Trump, the most corrupt president in American history", was badly damaging the US economy" by pulling away from renewable energy and promoting fossil fuels, the former US vice-president warned.
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