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It was called US Election: Stephen Hawking and hundreds of scientists blast Trump's stance on climate - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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US Election: Stephen Hawking and hundreds of scientists blast Trump's stance on climate
Photo: Stephen Hawking is among the list of hundreds slamming Donald Trump\'s stance on climate change. (ABC News)
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Nearly 400 global scientists have signed an open letter slamming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for vowing to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, warning of dire consequences for the environment if he is elected.
375 scientists signed an open letter highlighting the serious risks of climate change
They warn the consequences of opting out of Paris climate deal would be "severe and long-lasting"
Donald Trump has advocated US withdrawal from the Paris accord
"A \'Parexit\' would send a clear signal to the rest of the world: \'The United States does not care about the global problem of human-caused climate change,\'" the letter read.
"The consequences of opting out of the global community would be severe and long-lasting — for our planet\'s climate and for the international credibility of the United States."
The open letter is signed by 375 scientists from around the world, including the world-renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking and Nobel laureate Steven Chu, a former US energy secretary under President Barack Obama.
Most of the signatories are from the United States, with many from leading universities such as Harvard, Cambridge and Columbia.
When the publisher of the US journal Science asked the presidential candidates about their views on climate change, Mr Trump replied "there is still much that needs to be investigated in the field of \'climate change\'."
Mr Trump has said in the past he believes global warming is a concept that was invented by China to hurt the competitiveness of US business. One of his energy policy advisers is a climate change sceptic, US Congressman Kevin Cramer of North Dakota.
He raised the possibility of funding clean water initiatives, food growth for all and eliminating diseases like malaria instead.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton disagreed. "The science is crystal clear," she said.
"Climate change is an urgent threat and a defining challenge of our time and its impacts are already being felt at home and around the world."
She also proposed that the United States generate half its electricity from "clean sources" within the next decade, including from a massive boost of solar power.
She would also "reduce American oil consumption by a third through cleaner fuels and more efficient cars, boilers, ships, and trucks."
The 2015 talks in Paris were attended by leaders of some 190 countries who agreed climate change is a danger and must be solved.
The accord and its national commitments marked "a small but historic and vital first step towards more enlightened stewardship of Earth\'s climate system," the letter said.
"Thus it is of great concern that the Republican nominee for president has advocated US withdrawal from the Paris Accord."
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