By Valerie Volcovici

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Over 85 top climate scientists on Tuesday said that the Trump Energy Department’s recent climate assessment used to justify an unwinding of federal greenhouse gas rules does not meet standards for scientific integrity.

The group of scientists, led by professors Andrew Dessler from Texas A&M University and Robert Kopp from Rutgers University, submitted a more-than 400 page review of the assessment written by five scientists handpicked by Energy Secretary Chris Wright who have a contrarian view of mainstream climate science in time for the Sept. 2 deadline for public comment.

They said the report by Wright’s Climate Working Group “fails to adequately represent the current scientific understanding of climate change.”

“No attempt appears to have b

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