Tag: Paris Climate Accord
After Trump exit, McKenna repeats Canada’s commitment to Paris Climate agreement
Vancouver committed to cut emissions by 80% below 2007 levels, before 2050 President Donald Trump recently announced that the United States will be leaving the Paris Climate Accord, which former President Barack Obama had helped create. Canada will not be following the Americans, says Catherine Mckenna, minister of environment and climate change. In fact, Mckenna said in a […]
Canadian loathing of Donald Trump pumps up support for Paris Climate Accord
Pipelines for greenhouse gas emission reductions – the new Canadian social contract shaping energy policy, politics A new public opinion poll shows that 84 per cent of Canadians think President Donald Trump made a mistake exiting the Paris Climate Accord, and the same percentage want Canada to remain committed to the international agreement to fight climate […]
Hawaii commits to Paris Climate Accord goals
Hawaii joins “climate alliance” of US states committed to Paris goals Less than one week after President Trump announced the United States was leaving the Paris Climate Accord, Hawaii became the first US state to enact legislation to align its environmental standards with the global agreement. On Tuesday, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill that […]
Don’t believe Tillerson claims US can meet climate targets without regulation
Natural gas prices are up, prompting coal resurgence, and renewables only slowly gaining market foothold Rex Tillerson is defending President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, arguing that American greenhouse gas emissions will continue to drop without more federal regulations. But that argument only holds if natural gas remains cheaper than […]
Trump pullout from climate deal would make odd couple with Nicaragua
Trump called global warming a hoax By Alister Doyle MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of pulling the United States out of a global agreement to curb climate change could place the United States in a tiny club with just one other nation – Nicaragua. If he acts on the […]
Trump could pull out of Paris accord in a year
Trump vowed to ditch Paris accord during campaign By Alister Doyle MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could use legal short-cuts to pull out of the Paris accord for fighting climate change within a year, keeping a campaign promise and by-passing a theoretical four-year wait, lawyers say. Trump, who has called global warming a […]
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