Nous sommes toujours dans l'Accord de Paris

As part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, nations agreed on a legally binding goal of keeping global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with an aspiration limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris Agreement is an environmental agreement that was adopted by almost all nations in 2015 to combat climate change and its negative effects. The agreement aims to significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century, while continuing to pursue ways to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees. The agreement provides for the commitment of all major emitters to reduce their pollution from climate change and to strengthen these commitments over time. It provides developed countries with a means to assist developing countries in their mitigation and adaptation efforts and establishes a framework for monitoring, reporting and strengthening countries` individual and collective climate goals. Indeed, research shows that the cost of climate activity far outweighs the cost of reducing carbon pollution. A recent study suggests that if the United States does not meet its climate targets in Paris, it could cost the economy up to $6 trillion in the coming decades. A lack of compliance with the NPNs currently foreseen in the agreement could reduce global GDP by more than 25% by the end of the century. Meanwhile, another study estimates that achieving – or even exceeding – the Paris targets by investing in infrastructure in clean energy and energy efficiency could have great benefits globally – about $19 trillion. By declaring that “we are still in,” the signatories put the well-being of their constituents, clients, students and communities at the forefront and assure the rest of the world that U.S. leadership on climate change goes far beyond the federal government. China will be allowed to build hundreds of other coal-fired power plants. Therefore, we cannot build the facilities, but they can, in accordance with this agreement.

India can double its coal production by 2020. Rappelles toi: India can double its coal production. We have to get rid of it. Europe can also continue to build coal-fired power plants. Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election, the United States officially withdraws from the Paris climate agreement on November 4. This measure is a blow to international efforts to stop global warming. Risks are increasing because, historically, these agreements only become ambitious over time. In other words, the Paris framework is a starting point, no matter how bad, it is not an end point. And the exit from the agreement protects the United States from future violations of U.S. sovereignty and from any future massive legal liability. Believe me, we have a massive legal responsibility if we continue to do so.

“We have worked very hard to ensure that every country in the world can join this new agreement. And so, by losing one, we feel like we have failed. The pioneering agreement reached in 2015 aims to limit global warming to a level “well below” 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. But in June 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States – the world`s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases – would pull out of the agreement. No responsible leader can bring workers – and people – of their country into this debilitating and enormous disadvantage. The fact that the Paris Agreement is hampering the United States, while allowing some of the world`s largest polluters, should dispel any doubt as to why foreign lobbyists want to link and bind our great country to this agreement: it is about giving their country an economic advantage over the United States.