The Rump Alone Denies The Climate Deal

US stands alone at G-20 summit with position on climate change

Kevin Dolak, July 8, 2017 (ABC News)

“…[The lone outlier on climate change at the G-20 Summit was the U.S. President] who pulled out of the Paris climate agreement earlier this year…A footnote to the Group of 20's official document summarizing the collective plan of action on climate issues states the U.S. continues to reserve its position…The document’s plan is built around the terms laid out in the Paris climate agreement…The Paris accord, agreed to in 2015, sets guidelines for each participating country to mitigate global warming. Sponsored by the United Nations, it aims to slow the rise in global temperatures…Under former President Barack Obama, the United States committed to cutting its carbon emissions by 26 to 28 percent from 2005 levels, by 2025…[The Rump decided the U.S. would negotiate the Paris Accord or renegotiate a new transaction though] world leaders and even Pope Francis had implored [the president] to remain a party to the Paris accord…” click here for more

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