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Article snippet: The Trump administration on Sunday again appeared at odds with lawmakers over the severity of climate change and how it should be addressed in wake of a United Nations report warning of potential dire consequences. The report, which warns that the world is on a path toward catastrophic climate change if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t cut dramatically by 2030, was a key focus of the Sunday news shows, with top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow pushing back against it. Sens. MORE (Fla.) acknowledged the scientific consensus that humans are the chief contributor to climate change. The report, made public last week by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says the world needs to decrease emissions by 45 percent by 2030 to avoid catastrophic consequences. Kudlow disputed the report during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” saying that he believes “they overestimate” and questioning the degree to which humans have contributed to climate change. “I’m just saying do we know precisely, and I mean worth modeling, how much of it is man-made, how much of it is solar, how much of it is oceanic, how much of it is rainforest and other issues. I think we’re still exploring all of that,” he said. "I don’t think we should panic," Kudlow added. "I don’t think there’s an imminent disaster coming, but I think we should look at this in a level-headed and analytic way." Kudlow’s skepticism over the severity of global climate change falls in line with the views... Link to the full article to read more