Republican climate hawks in Congress say they can overcome the dismissiveness of others in their party, including President Trump, who reject, doubt, and mock a new United Nations report that warns the worst impacts of global warming are coming faster, and harder, than previously thought.

“People who speak that way will soon be recognized as part of a fringe movement,” Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., told the Washington Examiner in an interview.

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