Barrasso statement on Paris climate agreement

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"We in good faith, the European Union, the United States under the previous (Barack Obama) administration, China, India and several other countries, subscribed to the Paris agreement".

DOZENS OF Greenpeace supporters gathered at the gates of the Embassy of the United States of America in Madrid last Friday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement. A clear majority of Americans disagrees with the decision to withdraw. Trump argued that the Paris agreement favors emerging economies such as China's and India's at the expense of US workers. The agreement imposes a climate tax on countries that are responsible for polluting the world's environment. "But, we are happy that India has declared its commitment to the Paris agreement", he said.

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Trump's decision drew heavy criticism within the US and internationally, including in China, which swiftly recommitted itself to the agreement forged with the administration of former President Obama. If cooperative global action is not taken to reduce carbon emissions at the pace and scale needed, people and wildlife in IL, across North America, and the world will suffer greatly from increased flooding, severe droughts, loss and shifting of habitat and migratory corridors, sea level rise, ocean acidification, loss of snowpack, increased wildfires, and other severe impacts.

"People come to Hawaii to enjoy its environment", Glenn said. "The Paris climate agreement set unworkable targets that put America at a competitive disadvantage with other countries and would have raised energy costs for working families". Ige also signed a bill on Tuesday requiring state officials to plan a response to climate change that aligns the state with the standards and goals of the Paris pact, according to Scott Glenn, an environmental adviser to the governor. New Delhi also pledged to create an additional carbon sink - which suck up and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree covers by 2030.

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