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How the Climate Story Began – Obama, Co2 and the Instrumentalization of Science

Summary by Tichys Einblick
The history of the CO2-dogma in Western climate policy does not begin with Greta Thunberg or the Paris agreements – but in 2009 with Barack Obama. The then US president wanted to enforce comprehensive climate legislation, but the U.S. Senate went across. Not only Republicans blocked – also democratic senators from coal states like Pennsylvania refused their approval. So Obama chose another way: he commissioned the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA)…
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The history of the CO2-dogma in Western climate policy does not begin with Greta Thunberg or the Paris agreements – but in 2009 with Barack Obama. The then US president wanted to enforce comprehensive climate legislation, but the U.S. Senate went across. Not only Republicans blocked – also democratic senators from coal states like Pennsylvania refused their approval. So Obama chose another way: he commissioned the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA)…

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Tichys Einblick broke the news in on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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