According to McKibben, climate change is mostly former President Ronald Reagan’s fault and any additional blame should be directed at President Trump for engaging in “economic-self sabotage.” Towards the end of their discussion, Amanpour invited McKibben to “Tell me your story about President Carter back in the '70s. There was the oil crisis there, and he did all sorts of things, including putting solar panels on the roof of the White House. PBS's Christiane Amanpour asks environmental activist Bill McKibben, "Tell me your story about President Carter back in the '70s. Lamenting Reagan’s election, McKibben continued, “Instead, of course, Ronald Reagan was elected over Mr. Carter, and he took down those solar panels from the White House roof.