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"On his first day back in office as United States president, Donald Trump gave
formal notice of his nation’s exit from the Paris Agreement – a vital global
treaty seeking to rein in climate change.
Before signing the order, Trump declared his reasons to an arena of cheering
supporters, describing the global agreement as an “unfair, one-sided Paris
climate accord rip-off”.
Of course, this is not the first time Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris
deal – he did it in 2017, during his first term in office.
On one hand, Trump’s move is a huge blow to efforts to global climate action.
The US is the world’s second-biggest emitter of greenhouse gas pollution, after
China. The country is crucial to the global effort to curb climate change.
But given Trump’s climate denialism, it’s actually better that the US absent
itself from international climate talks while he is in power. That way, the
rest of the world can get on with the job without Trump’s corrosive influence."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
