US quits Paris climate pact

#1

Post by antouank » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:04 PM UTC

US quits Paris climate pact
bbc.com

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#2

Post by vowelless » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:20 PM UTC

Can someone give me pros and cons of this move (serious responses only)?

Thanks

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#3

Post by sergiotapia » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:21 PM UTC

Response from the market: http://i.imgur.com/CDKVSWq.jpg

The Paris Accord according to President Trump would have allowed China to do whatever they want for the next 13 years, while India would receive billions in aid.

http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/usa.html - US Pledges ( 26-28%)

VS.

http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/china.html - China Pledges (0%)

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#4

Post by pouetpouet » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:21 PM UTC

China+EU have grounds to put tariffs on US products.

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#5

Post by seiferteric » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:21 PM UTC

Does anyone think we might start seeing a brain drain out of the US given the current political climate?

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Post by dgquintas » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:22 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #3

Response from the market: http://i.imgur.com/CDKVSWq.jpg The Paris Accord according to President Trump would have allowed China to do whatever they want for the next 13 years, while India would receive billions in aid. http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/usa.html - US Pledges ( 26-28%) VS. http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/china.html - China Pledges (0%)

that's hardly a response to anything. The market moves in that amount (and larger) every day.

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Post by vxxzy » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:23 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #3

Response from the market: http://i.imgur.com/CDKVSWq.jpg The Paris Accord according to President Trump would have allowed China to do whatever they want for the next 13 years, while India would receive billions in aid. http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/usa.html - US Pledges ( 26-28%) VS. http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/china.html - China Pledges (0%)

That's more likely a response to the Jobs Announcement...

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Post by amichail » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:23 PM UTC

Canadians should be happy with the resulting milder winters.

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#9

Post by zorpner » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:23 PM UTC

Elon Musk just posted that he will, as promised, be quitting the presidential council: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/870369915894546432

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Post by davesque » Thu, Jun 01, 2017, 8:23 PM UTC

vowelless wrote: post #2

Can someone give me pros and cons of this move (serious responses only)? Thanks

I think the only way anyone could argue there are any pros is if they could convince me that Trump has a different long-term plan to address climate change. Unfortunately, all of his actions up to this point indicate that he doesn't have any such plan. I really wish people would stop trying to understand and rationalize this man's actions. He has no rational for what he does other than his own short-lived whims and the general selfishness and narcissism that underlies his world view.