Trump Pulls U.S. Out of Paris Climate Agreement

June 2nd, 2017

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Trump Pulls U.S. Out of Paris Climate Agreement

June 1st, 2017

Petrofascism is alive and well in the U.S., but it’s too late to stop solar and wind.

Via: Reuters:

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will withdraw the United States from the landmark 2015 global agreement to fight climate change, a move that fulfilled a major campaign pledge but drew condemnation from U.S. allies and business leaders.

Trump, tapping into the “America First” message he used when he was elected president last year, said the Paris accord would undermine the U.S. economy, cost U.S. jobs, weaken American national sovereignty and put the country at a permanent disadvantage to the other countries of the world.

“We don’t want other leaders and other countries laughing at us any more. And they won’t be,” Trump said.

“The same nations asking us to stay in the agreement are the countries that have collectively cost America trillions of dollars through tough trade practices and in many cases lax contributions to our critical military alliance,” Trump added.

Supporters of the accord called Trump’s move a blow to international efforts to curb the warming of the planet that threatens far-reaching consequences for this century and beyond. Former President Barack Obama expressed regret over the pullout from a deal he was instrumental in brokering.

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