Posted on 11/04/2019 1:15:50 PM PST by robowombat
Trump formally pulls out of landmark Paris climate agreement
President Trump on Monday began the yearlong process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord.
The official withdrawal cements a promise Trump made in the White House Rose Garden in 2017 when he first announced his intention to withdraw from the global climate change agreement signed by every other country in the world.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the move in a statement Monday.
"President Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because of the unfair economic burden imposed on American workers, businesses, and taxpayers by U.S. pledges made under the Agreement," Pompeo said. "The United States has reduced all types of emissions, even as we grow our economy and ensure our citizens’ access to affordable energy."
"The U.S. approach incorporates the reality of the global energy mix," he added, arguing "innovation and open markets" will drive emissions reductions.
Trump's views on the deal have been widely criticized by Democrats, environmentalists, and even some Republicans, who say the U.S. is abdicating global leadership at a time when urgent action is required to stem the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
The president has repeatedly boasted about already withdrawing the U.S. from the deal, despite the rigid timelines required by the agreement.
The agreement allowed the U.S. to begin the process to withdraw on Monday and finalize the U.S. exit from the agreement on Nov. 4, 2020 — just one day after the presidential election.
The process will kick off just weeks ahead of a U.N. summit in Spain, where leaders will hammer out final details for complying with the agreement.
Democrats have already asked U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft to recuse herself from the withdrawal process, given her financial and personal ties to the fossil fuel industry. Craft’s husband, Joe Craft, is CEO of Alliance Resource Partners, one of the largest coal companies in the U.S.
Recommitting the U.S. to the Paris Climate Accord has become a box to tick for Democrats running for president in 2020, most of whom have said they would do so their very first day in office.
While some Republicans may have changed their rhetoric on the realities of climate change, many remain opposed to the deal, arguing the U.S. should not have to make efforts to curb emissions without more efforts from other countries first.
House Democrats have taken steps aimed at preventing Trump from leaving the climate pact, passing a resolution in May that would block the move.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immediately said the bill "will go nowhere" in the Senate.
Climate experts have called the Paris deal the price of admission to the climate conversation, but warn that even the near-global effort may fall short of the action necessary to limit rising temperatures.
The landmark 2015 agreement signed by former President Obama requires the U.S. to reduce emissions about 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.
The Union of Concerned Scientists previously called Trump's move to exit the deal “irresponsible and shortsighted.”
“Fortunately, no other country is following President Trump out the door on Paris,” the group said.
The nuts at TheHill are pretty funny. Lots of heart attacks and meltdowns going on there. Delicious.
Lie - "most dangerous impacts" so dangerous they have failed to appear. Are the seas rising? What do the data say?
Lie - "global leadership". Acceding to a demand by an unelected elite accountable to no one is not "leadership". Leadership is telling them to sod off.
Lie - "abdicating". The accord is a piece of paper. In terms of actual performance the U.S. was, is, and will continue to be a leader. The ones demanding most loudly that we sign are among the worst failures to perform.
Outstanding!
But they would think it fine if her husband was the head of Greenpeace...
” global climate change agreement signed by every other country in the world” And enforced by no one.
Obama transferred $500m tax dollars to Green Climate Fund to protect Paris deal; $2bn still owed.
Obama took $500M from state department; the second time he used executive powers without congressional support.
We need to sue Obama personally to get the money back so we can use it for the Wall. He may not have the whole $500 million, but we can certainly go after all his phony book royalties.
More winning!
That is too too funny! Made my day completely!
Yay!
Yay! This “climate” nonsense is just the first step in total UN Marxist domination.
Then-F/L Michele, her mother and daughters in the Moroccan palace.
Look at that smile----Obama gave her $100 million tax dollars "to teach Muslim girls."
AND GET THIS: The $100 mill is to be held by the Chicago-based tax-exempt
Obama Foundation, to be doled out when needed (cue laugh machine here).
Like practiced con artists, the Obamas set-up this scam earlier---whining about "teaching Muslim girls.
Here she's posing w/ $100 million dancing in her head........millions of YOUR tax dollars.
Effing A dude! AMERICA. F yeah..
“Now: U.S. out of U.N. and U.N. out of U.S.!”
The way I look at it now. Stay in the organization but pay the barest of minimum as an F U.
But all those Climate Welfare Bums are without their freebie paycheck. No Free Stuff.
lol
it’s like Trump wakes up every day and does something NEW to tick of liberals!
STILL NOT TIRED OF WINNING MR PRESIDENT!
hehe
Argumentum ad Populum - “everyone does it”
Yes. One might think that the Thunberg circus of rudeness, incivility and ugliness sealed it.
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