White House climate change webpage disappears after Trump's inauguration

Just a nice easy transition of https://t.co/y17Vxvv3vu URLs. Nothing to see here folks. pic.twitter.com/jRFxGl3VI0

— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) January 20, 2017

Less than an hour after President Donald TrumpDonald TrumpSenate committee to vote Monday on Tillerson Trump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address Ex-Obama aide: Trump sounded like ‘bad liberal parody’ MORE took the oath of office on Friday, the White House’s webpage on climate change disappeared, the latest sign that the new administration will divert resources – and attention – from the issue.

The removal of the page from the White House’s website came around the same time the site and other Executive Branch digital platforms were overhauled to reflect the newly inaugurated administration.

Trump has long denied, or at least questioned, the notion that human activity is causing rapid shifts in the Earth’s climate, despite nearly unanimous agreement among climate scientists. At one point, the president called the phenomenon a “hoax” propagated by China to make U.S. manufacturing less competitive.

 

He has also brought into question whether the U.S. will adhere to the United Nation’s landmark climate deal, which went into effect late last year. Trump has indicated that the U.S. could withdraw from the accord, though such a move would take years to accomplish.

Former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaEx-Obama aide: Trump sounded like ‘bad liberal parody’ White House climate change webpage disappears after Trump's inauguration White House Twitter accounts immediately switch to Trump administration MORE expressed enthusiasm to tackle global climate change throughout his time in office, offering a Climate Action Plan in 2013 that outlined how the U.S. would respond to the issue.