UN climate committee moves away from extreme warming scenario RCP8.5
The United Nations' leading climate committee acknowledged that its RCP8.5 emissions scenario, one of the most extreme global warming projections, was not the likely outcome. President Trump cited this shift to criticize Democratic climate policies and describe climate activism as a scare tactic. Both outlets report the same underlying fact: the UN committee's reassessment of a specific climate modeling scenario.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 8% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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Breitbart
NY Post
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
'GOOD RIDDANCE!' -- President Trump: United Nations' Lead Climate Committee Admits Projections Were Wrong
vindication of Trump's climate skepticism · positive
NY Post
Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario
factual reporting of scenario shift · neutral
First to report
- NY Postfirst
- Breitbart+1.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Breitbart frames this as proof climate activism is a scam used to justify wasteful spending. The NY Post reports scientists moved away from extreme scenarios without asserting the broader narrative about Democratic deception.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“'GOOD RIDDANCE!' -- President Trump: United Nations' Lead Climate Committee Admits Projections Were Wrong”
“Trump celebrates after UN climate committee moves away from its most extreme global warming scenario”
4 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Climate activism has been used by Democrats to scare Americans and push wasteful energy policies
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Disputed
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