Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do
It is a pact that is part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which started in 1992 with the Rio Earth Summit. Technically, the Paris agreement itself is not a treaty so its adoption by America did not require U.S. Senate approval.
What Happened the Last Time Trump Withdrew From the Paris Agreement
When Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the climate agreement in 2017, the move reverberated around the globe. Nearly 200 nations had committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the pact when it was created in 2015, and they had set ambitious targets to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C, and ideally below 1.5°C.
President Donald Trump said Monday he will again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, ...
A renewed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and avowedly pro-fossil fuel policies will heat the climate and harm people ...
Delta is the first major U.S. airline to say it will not rollback its climate targets after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the ...
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