Pompeo refuses to acknowledge climate change at Arctic Council The U.S. refused to sign an agreement on challenges in the Arctic due to discrepancies over climate change wording, marring the end of a meeting of the Arctic ...
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“Steady reductions in sea ice are opening new passageways and new opportunities for trade,” Pompeo told the audience. “This could potentially slash the time it takes to travel between Asia and the West by as much as 20 days. Arctic sea lanes could come before—could become the 21st century Suez and Panama Canals. Its centerpiece, the Arctic Ocean, is rapidly taking on new strategic significance. Offshore resources, which are helping the respective coastal states, are the subject of renewed competition.”
Asked by ABC News how he would rank climate change among other national security threats.
“I can’t rank it,” he replied. “We’ve seen America reduce its carbon footprint, while the signatories, including China, haven’t done theirs. At the end of the day, the world is no safer.”
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