(NewsNation) — Trump called climate change the "greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" at the U.N. General Assembly and admonished member countries for their environmentally-conscious policies.

"If you don't get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail," Trump told the assembly Tuesday. "And I'm really good at predicting things."

Trump, a fracking fan known for disparaging comments about wind turbines, said the U.S. is getting rid of "falsely-named renewables," and urged allies to follow in his footsteps.

"Europe ... has a long way to go, with many countries being on the brink of destruction because of their green energy agenda," Trump said.

The U.N. holds an annual climate summit and releases frequent climate reports. Its most recent publication — made public

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