US President Donald Trump has announced to the world that he is withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, much to the delight of his own supporters and Republicans, and do the public concerns of pretty much the rest of the world. Here are people’s responses to the news.
US President Donald Trump has announced in a press conference in the White House Rose Garden today that he will withdraw the United States as a signatory of the historic Paris Agreement after months of speculation and rumours.
Danish wind energy giant DONG Energy has joined those calling for a global climate agreement to come out of the COP21 climate talks in Paris. In two posts on its website, DONG Energy has made it clear that it expects the politicians and policy-makers currently in Paris for the United … [continued]
Sadly, much more than concern for future generations or concern for other creatures on the planet, a slight reduction in the amount of money in people’s wallets (or the number of new gadgets or clothes they can buy) may be the biggest driver of environmentally-responsible behavioral change. Well, it looks … [continued]
Thanksgiving weekend brought a historic turning point for human civilization when President Obama was able to get the Chinese to offer 40% cuts in carbon “intensity” at least, prior to the climate summit at Copenhagen.
The leaders of the two nations jointly responsible for almost half of the world’s carbon emissions were able to announce that they would be joining the rest of the world in agreeing to cuts in carbon emissions. That in turn led to India jumping aboard ship, too, with a 20% offer. None of the three had agreed to the original Kyoto Accord.
