UN chief warns Trump to stay in Paris climate deal
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/335689-un-chief-warns-trump-to-stay-in-paris-climate-deal The head of the United Nations on Tuesday warned the United States against leaving the Paris climate deal, saying other countries would fill a “void” if President Trump decides to step away from the landmark agreement. “If one country decides to leave a void, I can guarantee someone else will occupy it,” Secretary-General António […]
Cheers! WaPo: Whatever Trump decides on Paris, he’s already put the brakes on climate action
By Chris Mooney The frenzied chatter and speculation is on over whether President Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement this week. But this much is already clear: Trump’s administration will not actively work to stop climate change. And considering that the United States is the second-biggest global emitter, that may well prove the bigger deal. […]
CNN: Trump signals he’s ready to exit Paris climate accord, but decision not final
By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer Updated 3:10 PM ET, Tue May 30, 2017 Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump has signaled he’s ready to withdraw or dramatically alter the landmark Paris climate agreement ahead of an expected announcement this week, though he is still weighing a final decision amid new pressure from foreign governments, business […]
Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer: ‘We Owe it to the Poor to Exit the Paris Climate Treaty’
By Dr. Roy Spencer The scientific godfather of modern global warming alarmism, James Hansen, has called the Paris Climate Agreement “a fraud really, a fake …. It’s just worthless words.” What Dr. Hansen is referring to is that the agreement is so weak, that it amounts to all pain for no climate gain. So why […]
Woman Killed By Bear Because Of Climate Change!
By Paul Homewood h/t Rupert Wyndham From the ever more hysterical Telegraph: A woman has been killed in an apparent bear attack while picking wild bamboo shoots in the mountains of northern Japan. The body of Masako Oishi, 61, a nursing assistant, was reportedly found with gashes to the back of her […]
Trump isolated as world unites on Paris climate deal
by Joseph BAMAT Latest update : 2017-05-30 President Donald Trump could announce he is pulling the US out of the Paris accord this week, but experts say nonetheless international commitment to the landmark climate deal signed in France in December 2015 remains strong. Trump irritated key global allies over the weekend by refusing to stand with the […]
EPA’s Pruitt huddles with Trump on UN Paris climate pact
Via: https://www.politicopro.com/energy/whiteboard/2017/05/epas-pruitt-huddles-with-trump-on-paris-pact-088404 By Matt Daily 05/30/2017 02:59 PM EDT President Donald Trump discussed the Paris climate pact this morning with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, one the administration’s strongest advocates for pulling the U.S. out of the international agreement. Trump has not yet indicated whether he will exit the deal reached by 195 countries in 2015 […]
Trump’s potential science adviser believes CO2 is ‘good’ & US should withdraw from Paris climate deal
Nick Allen, washington 30 MAY 2017 • 12:41PM An academic tipped to be President Donald Trump’s White House Science Adviser has called for the United States to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Professor William Happer, a Princeton physicist, told The Telegraph in an interview: “I hope he will. Our friends in Europe wanted it so everybody had […]
Ted Cruz: Trump should withdraw from UN Paris climate pact
By Ted Cruz Updated 9:22 AM ET, Tue May 30, 2017 Source: CNN Ted Cruz: President Trump should fulfill his campaign promise and withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change The treaty drives up energy prices, devastates our industrial base and bolsters our rivals, writes Cruz “Ted Cruz represents Texas in the United States […]