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\u00a0By Veronica Souza<\/strong><\/div>\n
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President Donald Trump has chosen to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement unless changes are made to make it more favorable to US interests. According to\u00a0BBC<\/a>, Trump recently stated\u00a0“we’re getting out. And we will start to renegotiate and we’ll see if there’s a better deal. If we can, great. If we can’t, that’s fine\u201d. Gary Cohn, head of the National Economic Council, cautioned against a complete withdrawal.<\/div>\n
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Numerous countries are expressing their disappointment. The leaders of France, Germany, and Italy have issued a joint statement condemning Trump\u2019s decision, expressing that the agreement cannot be negotiated.\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0reports that Jochen\u00a0Flasbarth, the German environment state secretary supports the joint statement, affirming that \u201cNational pledges can be updated but not weakened [since] current pledges are not sufficient to limit global warming to 2C, let alone 1.5C\u201d.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Paris Climate Accord<\/a>, an agreement between all nations, aims to combat climate change. The agreement has been deemed historic by numerous sources who view it as the first successful global effort for a greener planet. The key elements include keeping global temperatures below 1.5 C, limiting the amount of greenhouse gases produced, reviewing each country\u2019s contributions every three years, and inciting rich countries to provide \u201cclimate finance\u201d to poor countries. Climate finance will allow poor countries to trade fossil fuels for renewable energy. However, attaining these goals comes at a costly price. Because developing countries need financial and technological help to switch to renewable energy, wealthier nations are obligated to give them 100 billion dollars per year. The amount may seem large but it is still 8% lower than worldwide-declared military spending each year.<\/div>\n
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Trump reasons that he is choosing to leave the accord because it is \u201cunfair to the U.S workers he had vowed to protect\u201d and it \u201churts domestic manufacturing and other industries,\u201d according to\u00a0The Washington Post<\/a>. Many scientists argue that because the U.S is the world\u2019s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, its withdrawal will make the Paris agreement ineffective.<\/div>\n
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Vice President Pence supported the withdrawal, explaining that Trump is simply putting America first. Others, including Ivanka Trump, the president\u2019s daughter, and Secretary of State Rex Tiller, also disproved of the withdrawal and urged him to remain in the agreement. Al Gore, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on decreasing global warming, strongly criticized Trump, calling his decision \u201creckless and indefensible,\u201d says\u00a0The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Although Trump has chosen to withdraw from the pact, the U.S cannot actually leave until November 2020, due to legal conditions set forth in the agreement. However, if Trump does officially withdraw from the agreement, a future administration could potentially rejoin.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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