Nicaragua has signed the Paris climate deal, the country’s vice president confirmed Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two nations to not lend their support to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump notifies UN of Paris exit while keeping option to return
The Trump administration began the formal process to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, but says it’s willing to “re-engage” if terms more favorable to the U.S. are met. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paris pullout pits Chamber against some of its biggest members
WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump mulled whether to exit the Paris climate accord, companies as varied as Dow Chemical Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Citigroup Inc. prodded him to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cities need state help to meet Paris climate goal
Just minutes after President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris pact to fight climate change, mayors began announcing their plans to stay … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hawaii defies Trump on Paris climate accord
Amid a widening partisan divide over climate change, Hawaii lawmakers have a message for President Donald Trump: The Paris agreement is needed. Rebelling against the president’s decision last week to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paris accord relies on faulty logic
The Paris accord’s fate was sealed a year prior to its negotiation, at the little-noticed Lima climate conference of 2014. There, diplomats abandoned their decades-long pursuit of a binding agreement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over the Paris accord? Money and public opinion
Leaders of industries haven’t historically been leaders on climate change. Then why would Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Bob Iger and Jeff Immelt – a veritable who’s who of Fortune magazine … Click to Continue »
Read More »The Paris withdraw: A smart decision
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement has unleashed a predictable firestorm of criticism. But it was the right move. The Paris agreement, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paris accord retreat is ‘bad for business’
The following editorial appeared in the Star Tribune on Friday, June 2: It’s “bad for business” remains one of President Trump’s main reasons for opposing the Paris Climate Agreement and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s Paris climate accord withdrawal worst decision of his life
The following editorial appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune on Friday, June 2: A year and a half ago, upon its approval by nearly 200 nations, The San Diego Union-Tribune … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s decision to withdraw from Paris accord splits Congress, and serves up a campaign issue
Energy issues often create rare bipartisan alliances on Capitol Hill, but reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw from the Paris climate change accord broke swiftly along partisan … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump sounds nationalist economic themes as US exits Paris climate pact
The United States will pull out of the Paris accord on global warming, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, offering a statement of unabashed nationalism as he turned away from a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump says US will quit Paris climate change accord
The U.S. will pull out of the Paris accord on global warming, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, relinquishing the country’s leadership role in the international fight against climate change. The … Click to Continue »
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