'There are a lot of other important issues.' Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said climate change is just one global concern, and that younger generations need to understand the need for balance between these issues.
Speaking at a press briefing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mnuchin was asked whether the world's largest economy needed to completely and immediately divest from fossil fuels.
"After she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us," Mnuchin said. on Thursday, saying the 17-year-old should study economics at college before lecturing the U.S. on fossil fuel investments.in Davos, Switzerland, Mnuchin was asked whether the world's largest economy needed to completely and immediately divest from fossil fuels.
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