
Donald Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science
Floods, rising seas, record heat and drought open this look at how climate science became a political battleground in the United States. The film lays out the scientific consensus, citing the figure that up to 99% of climate scientists agree human activity is driving global warming, then traces the money and messaging that have worked to muddy that consensus in public debate. Donald Trump's rollback of environmental regulations and withdrawal from climate commitments sits alongside the decades-long funding network built by Charles and David Koch, whose oil and gas interests bankrolled think tanks, lobbyists and skeptical researchers. Interviews and archival clips connect corporate donations to specific policy fights and political campaigns, showing how doubt about climate change was manufactured and spread rather than arising naturally from the science. The film's argument is that the debate over climate change was never really scientific, but a fight over regulation and profit, waged by people with a direct financial stake in the outcome.