06 June, 2017
Additionally, 83 mayors have signed the Climate Mayors Agreement, similarly with the goal of independently reducing carbon emissions. "If nations around the globe want to see to learn from us what we're doing to reduce our Carbon dioxide footprint, we're going to share that with them". California, New York and Washington together account for about 10 percent of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, California Gov. For Americans and those in the world community looking for strong leadership on climate issues, this action is deeply discouraging.
"The decision of the Trump administration to withdraw from the Paris Agreement sets back united action on climate and risks jobs, said Sharan Burrow, the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation". "Pittsburgh is turning into a green city".
On Thursday, Trump announced in the Rose Garden at the White House that the USA would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, which is geared at combating climate change. While the exact function of the alliance remains unclear, a press statement released by Washington Governor Jay Inslee made clear some of the pact's intentions.
The group-which to date includes three governors, 30 mayors, more than 90 university presidents, and over 100 businesses-is preparing to submit a plan to the United Nations pledging to ensure that the USA remains a global leader in reducing emissions.
The longer we wait to get tougher the more hard it will be to stay within the 3.6-degree Fahrenheit global temperature rise limit that scientists say gives us a chance of weathering the worst impacts of climate change.
As one signal of how states might deliver on that promise, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a Dollars 1.65 billion investment in renewable energy, the largest single such procurement by a U. S. state.
The Democratic governors of Rhode Island and CT also announced Friday that they would join the state climate alliance.
And four different times, Pruitt basically gave this response: "All the discussions we had over the last several weeks was focused on one singular issue: Is Paris good or not for this country?" The Paris Agreement applies to both rich and poor countries, though it says the rich should take the lead in cutting emissions. May noted that Japan and Canada - fellow members of the G-7 group of rich industrialized nations - also were not signatories, but like Britain remain committed to the Paris agreement.
But newly-elected president Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former banker, has made a point of speaking in English, apparently seeking to make direct contact with a wider audience.
Part of the accord includes provisions that give underdeveloped countries money from developed countries, like the USA, provided they are making an effort to switch to green energy.
Trump launched his first salvo against U. S. climate policy in March when he vowed to scrap the Clean Power Plan.
