Showing posts with label Paris Climate Agreement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris Climate Agreement. Show all posts

Thursday, June 01, 2017

Donald Trump and the Day of Judgement



As you may know, today is the day Donald Trump will announce whether he will pull the United States out of the Paris Accord.

Momentous arguments inside the West Wing over the future of the Paris climate accord became a messy public spectacle on Wednesday, with some aides saying that President Trump had decided to abandon the landmark global warming agreement while others insisted that no decision had been made.

With the world watching nervously, the feuding among the president’s aides further exposed the fault lines of a chaotic decision-making process that has swirled around Mr. Trump since he took office.


And it's not surprising that the world is holding its breath, since not only is his government a mess, he's not in great shape either.

Sunday, December 13, 2015

The Climate Agreement and the Con Planet Burners



It's not a perfect deal. It's the product of compromise, so it may not be enough to do what needs to be done.

It remain to be see whether the countries who signed it, will have the political will to implement it.

So that our beautiful little blue planet can be spared from the worst effects of catastrophic climate change.

But because so many signed that deal, it is historic, and it is worth celebrating.