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Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka 'to fight climate change' despite his scepticism Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka 'to fight climate change' despite his scepticism
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Ivanka Trump wants to become an ambassador for the fight against climate change, according to reports, despite her father’s repeated scepticism. Ivanka Trump wants to become an ambassador for the fight against climate change, according to reports, despite her father’s repeated scepticism.
President-elect Donald Trump has described climate change as a hoax invented by the Chinese to manipulate US markets.President-elect Donald Trump has described climate change as a hoax invented by the Chinese to manipulate US markets.
But his high-flying businesswoman daughter, who served as a key liberal-leaning personality within Mr Trump’s campaign, is reportedly lining up an environmental public role.But his high-flying businesswoman daughter, who served as a key liberal-leaning personality within Mr Trump’s campaign, is reportedly lining up an environmental public role.
Politico claims a source says the issue will be one of the 35-year-old’s signature themes while the billionaire tycoon is in power.Politico claims a source says the issue will be one of the 35-year-old’s signature themes while the billionaire tycoon is in power.
“Ivanka is in the early stages of exploring how to use her spotlight to speak out on the issue,” said the unnamed source. “Ivanka is in the early stages of exploring how to use her spotlight to speak out on the issue,” said the unnamed source.
Former The Apprentice personality Mr Trump, tweeting in 2012, said global warming was “created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive”. Former Apprentice personality Mr Trump, tweeting in 2012, said global warming was “created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive”.
In 2014 he tweeted: “It’s late July and it is really cold outside in New York. Where the hell is GLOBAL WARMING???”In 2014 he tweeted: “It’s late July and it is really cold outside in New York. Where the hell is GLOBAL WARMING???”
The 70-year-old property magnet, speaking at an oil and natural gas conference in North Dakota in May, even pledged to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The 70-year-old property magnate, speaking at an oil and natural gas conference in North Dakota in May, even pledged to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
The COP21 conference in December last year saw 195 countries, in a legally binding agreement, pledge to keep global warming well below a 2C increase.The COP21 conference in December last year saw 195 countries, in a legally binding agreement, pledge to keep global warming well below a 2C increase.
The lead scientist behind a recent global warming report says Mr Trump's stance on climate change is "catastrophic for humanity". The lead scientist behind a recent global warming report said Mr Trump’s stance on climate change is “catastrophic for humanity”.
There have been hints since the election that Mr Trump could adopt a more moderate climate change policy, however. There have been hints since the election that Mr Trump could adopt a more moderate climate-change policy, however.
His White House chief of staff Reince Preibus said: “He’ll have an open mind about it but he has his default position, which is that most of it is a bunch of bunk, but he’ll have an open mind and listen to people.” Mr Trump’s White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said: “He’ll have an open mind about it but he has his default position, which is that most of it is a bunch of bunk, but he’ll have an open mind and listen to people.”
Asked in his long-awaited New York Times interview about the relationship of human activity and climate change, he said: “I think there is some connectivity. There is some, something. Asked in his long-awaited New York Times interview about the relationship of human activity and climate change, he said: “I think there is some connectivity. There is some, something.
“It depends on how much. It also depends on how much it’s going to cost our companies.”“It depends on how much. It also depends on how much it’s going to cost our companies.”
Former fashion model Ms Trump, who has said she does not consider herself “categorically Republican or Democrat” and in 2007 donated $1,000 to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, was seen as the de facto First Lady throughout her dad’s campaign. Former fashion model Ms Trump, who has said she does not consider herself “categorically Republican or Democrat” and in 2007 donated $1,000 to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, was seen as the de facto first lady throughout her dad’s campaign.
Family friend and businessman Carl Icahn has said: “I think her father respects her a great deal, and not just because she’s his daughter.”Family friend and businessman Carl Icahn has said: “I think her father respects her a great deal, and not just because she’s his daughter.”