“The scientists told us three years ago that we had 12 years to avert the worst consequences of the climate crisis. We are now three years gone, so we have nine years left.”
What Washington Post found
The former secretary of state is citing a date for action that climate scientists say is frequently misunderstood.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
John Kerry (Special presidential envoy for climate) made this claim around 19 February 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 February 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “Two Pinocchios”.
John Kerry has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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