US President ‘should look at facts on climate change’

U.S. president Donald Trump is wrong to call climate change the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” and should look at the scientific evidence, says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox.

Ron was commenting on a speech by President Trump who said at the United Nations conference last Tuesday:

• Clean green energy, such as wind and solar power, didn’t work and were more expensive than fossil fuel options.
• The U.N. was incorrect in its predictions about the consequences of climate change.
• The economics of renewable energy were harming economies of the world and resulting in higher energy costs

Ron now looks at Donald Trump’s claims one by one.

The president said: renewable energy sources “don’t work”, are “too expensive” and are “unreliable.”

Ron said: In 2024, 80 per cent of the growth in global electricity generation was from renewable and nuclear sources, contributing 40 per cent of the world’s total electricity generation for the first time, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Solar and wind accounted for 16 per cent of the United States’ electricity, surpassing coal.

Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind and hydropower, are forecast to meet approximately 95 per cent of global electricity demand growth throughout 2027. More than 90 per cent of new renewable projects are now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

The president said: While China produces most of the world’s wind technology, it does not utilise wind technology and instead relies on coal and gas.

Ron said: In 2024, solar and wind accounted for 20 per cent of China’s electricity generation, according to the IEA. However, last year China remained the world’s largest coal consumer, accounting for a record 58 per cent of global coal use.

The president said: Europe is struggling financially because its leaders are deciding to adopt renewable energy and that Germany has pulled back on its commitment to renewable energy.

Ron said: On September 15, 2025, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina Reiche, said that 60 per cent of their electricity came from wind, solar and other sources. It is committed to obtaining 80 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030.

The president said: The U.N.’s predictions about the impacts of climate change have been exaggerated or are incorrect.

Ron said: There is overwhelming scientific evidence and consensus from thousands of scientists worldwide that climate change is occurring, is caused by human and poses significant risks to people’s health, the environment, and the global economy.

The president said: Reducing carbon emissions costs jobs.

Ron said: The shift to renewable energy is changing the make-up of jobs in the U.S. economy, not driving a net job loss. Clean energy jobs grew more than three times faster than the rest of the U.S. economy in 2024, according to E2, an environmental non-profit group.

“Donald Trump’s war against all forms of science does nothing to help humanity secure a safe and habitable planet for future generations,” said Ron, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele Science and Innovation Park.

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Caption: President Trump is wrong to say clean green energy such as solar power doesn’t work, says Ron.