It's just that.

> "Asked for comment on NOAA cuts and the EU's moves to expand its own collection of scientific data, the White House Office of Management and Budget said Trump's proposed cuts to the agency's 2026 budget were aimed at programs that spread "fake Green New Scam 'science,'" a reference to climate change research and policy."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44789903 ("Europe is breaking its reliance on American science (reuters.com)")