Our Disgraceful Exit From the Paris Accord
Only
future generations will be able to calculate the full consequences of
President Trump’s incredibly shortsighted approach to climate change,
since it is they who will suffer the rising seas and crippling droughts
that scientists say are inevitable unless the world brings fossil fuel
emissions to heel.
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The US is the biggest loser on the planet thanks to Trump’s calamitous act
Trump’s
dubious claims regarding the impact of the Paris agreement have been
widely discredited. No amount of rhetoric will bring back coal and
nothing will stop the explosive growth of clean energy jobs. Already,
wind and solar employ nearly three times as many people as the coal
industry does, according to the Department of Energy’s 2017 energy and employment report.
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What states can do on climate change (even though we really need the feds)
The
federal government is irreplaceable in fighting climate change. But
until a more rational president enters the Oval Office, state and local
efforts can prevent the United States from totally abandoning what may
be greatest global challenge of the 21st century: heading off the worst
effects of man-made global warming.
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Bucking Trump, US cities, states and companies commit to Paris Accord
Representatives
of US cities, states and companies are preparing to submit a plan to
the United Nations pledging to meet the United States' greenhouse gas
emissions targets under the Paris climate accord, despite President
Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement. The unnamed
group - which so far includes 30 mayors, three governors, more than 80
university presidents and more than 100 businesses - is negotiating with
the UN to have its submission accepted alongside contributions to the
Paris climate deal by other nations.
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