paris agreement

Trump Dismissed as ‘Climate Buffoon’ After Paris Pullout

Trump Dismissed as ‘Climate Buffoon’ After Paris Pullout

By Andy Rowell It was meant to be Donald Trump’s greatest triumph. Yet it will prove his greatest failure. It was meant to send a strong powerful message to his supporters at home. But it backfired at home and abroad and left the president more isolated than ever before. All presidents are defined by events, […]

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    World Leaders to Trump: You’re on Your Own

    World Leaders to Trump: You’re on Your Own

    The overwhelming global response to President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement was essentially, “Go jump in a lake”—or as one Germany tabloid succinctly phrased it in a widely circulated headline: Very much enjoying the German press at the moment. "Earth to Trump…" pic.twitter.com/sPqkUPYVlw — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) […]

    Fox News Host: Trump Called Me for Advice on Paris Agreement

    Fox News Host: Trump Called Me for Advice on Paris Agreement

    Kimberly Guilfoyle (Co-Host): I don’t think this is a deal that anybody should be crying about. Like we said, it’s non-binding, and the United States is already a clean energy, oil and gas leader. So, we can keep doing what we’re doing, we can keep reducing our emissions. Why would we in fact put ourselves […]

    Trump Betrays Science and Scientists With Climate Walkout

    Trump Betrays Science and Scientists With Climate Walkout

    By Alex Kirby President Donald Trump abandoned science with his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris agreement on climate change, saying, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris”—a wonderfully clear statement of his inability to recognize that the earth shares one atmosphere. Chris Rapley, professor of climate science at […]

    World’s Biggest Companies to Trump: Stay in Paris Agreement

    World’s Biggest Companies to Trump: Stay in Paris Agreement

    By Lisa Hymas With President Donald Trump reportedly poised to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, right-wing media are encouraging the move by misleading about the accord. They’re claiming that it is a job killer and “anti-Western,” that it would lead to “economic devastation” and that it amounts to an “international regulatory scheme.” But […]

    22 Awesome Responses to Trump’s Announcement on Paris Agreement

    22 Awesome Responses to Trump’s Announcement on Paris Agreement

    As you’ve probably already heard, President Trump announced today that he will withdrawal the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. The 2015 accord, signed by nearly 200 countries, commits nations to voluntarily cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels to prevent catastrophic climate change. In anticipation of […]

    EPA Reportedly Helped Paris Agreement Opponents Place Op-Eds in Newspapers

    EPA Reportedly Helped Paris Agreement Opponents Place Op-Eds in Newspapers

    By Kevin Kalhoefer & Lisa Hymas President Donald Trump has decided to exit the Paris climate agreement, according to Axios. The news site also reported that the Scott Pruitt-led U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been “quietly working” with opponents of the agreement to help them place op-eds in newspapers. Media Matters identified a number […]