“…Pittsburgh…not Paris…”
June 2, 2017
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Yesterday, the president did what he said he would do-he withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. NPR posted this fact-check of the speech within which the president made the announcement.
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And the world has responded: It appears that China is moving towards leadership in this critical issue; France replied in this manner; and this is the response from the EU. This report is a little older, and, of course, we now know the result. Ideally, the U.S. withdrawal will strengthen the resolve of the remaining 190+ countries who signed the Accord.
For someone who claims to be so enamoured with the environment (listen to or read the text of the speech), the president sure has a contradictory way of showing it-Scott Pruitt as head of EPA, the roll-backs of Obama-era climate efforts, and now this one.
It is worth noting that current Secretary of Defense James Mattis had this to say about climate change earlier this year.
Take care.
