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[Ed Note: What follows is the official press release from President Donald Trump at the White House. It marks the official stance of the United States pulling out of the Paris Agreement. Though there is certainly a political aspect to this, I would like to see if we can try to avoid political bickering and focus discussion on the actual details of the press release. See, also, our previous coverage, Report: Trump Plans to Exit Paris Climate Agreement. --martyb]
From the desk of President Donald J. Trump
For Immediate Release
June 01, 2017
President Trump Puts American Jobs First
“Our government rushed to join international agreements where the United States pays the costs and bears the burdens while other countries get the benefit and pay nothing.” – President Donald J. Trump
ALREADY THE WORLD’S ENERGY LEADER: The United States had already become the leader in cutting CO2 emissions while still leading in oil & gas production.
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In the United States, energy related carbon dioxide emissions have significantly declined since before the Paris Climate Accord was negotiated, and will continue to decline as a share of worldwide emissions, particularly when compared to other nations such as China and India.
- The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2017 Annual Energy Outlook reports that, from 2005 to 2016, energy related carbon dioxide emissions fell at an average annual rate of 1.4%.
- Emissions are projected to continue to fall from 2016 to 2040.
- Meanwhile, the EIA reports that emissions in the developing world are expected to double their 2005 levels by 2040.
- According to recent U.S. Energy Information Administration, the United States remained the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas combined.
- The United States continues to be a world leader in energy, but increased competition from countries like China demonstrates the need for policies that enable America to compete on a global scale.
HARMFUL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: The Paris Climate Accord could cost the United States economy millions of jobs and trillions of dollars in economic output over the next several decades.
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According to an analysis by National Economic Research Associates (NERA), meeting President Obama’s commitment under the Paris Climate Accord would cost the United States nearly $3 trillion by 2040.
- By 2040, the American economy could have 6.5 million fewer industrial sector jobs, including 3.1 million fewer manufacturing jobs.
- Industries such as cement, iron and steel, coal, natural gas, and petroleum would be forced to cut production under President Obama’s Paris Climate Accord.
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: Under the Paris Climate Accord, the United States would carry the burden while other countries would get the benefits.
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Under the Obama Administration, which signed an agreement without having to deal with the economic repercussions, the United States was committed to reducing CO2 emissions by between 26 and 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.
- Meanwhile China can continue to increase emissions for the next 13 years.
- The United States already contributed $1 billion to a UN Green Climate Fund. This would increase to $3 billion under pledges made by the previous Administration.
INEFFECTIVE: Even if every nation fully complied with the Paris Climate Accord, it would barely impact the climate.
- According to researchers from MIT, if every nation that signed the Paris Climate Accord met all of their commitments until the end of the century, the impact on the climate would be negligible.
PROMISE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: President Trump is fulfilling his promise to the American people to stop international agreements that disadvantage the United States.
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May 26, 2016, then-candidate Trump:
- “President Obama entered the United States into the Paris Climate Accords— unilaterally, and without the permission of Congress.”
- “So foreign bureaucrats are going to be controlling what we are using and what we are doing on our land in our country. No way.”
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Friday June 02 2017, @10:52PM (2 children)
"What happed to "winning so much we're tired of winning"? Or is it now "Winning when the President makes the rules, which is rarely, and when other people let him when, which is not so much"?"
This is not an argument.
"He vowed to deport close to 100% of all illegal aliens of which the DACA immigrants were a symbolic target. He didn't do it. "
This is an argument. He changed his mind - to me, personally - for the better. Yours is the fanatic's mindset in action: Trump changes his mind in a positive way, he's a weakling. Trump doubles down on his promise to leave the Paris Accord, he's bull-headed and shouldn't be President. Please realize that you have obvious double-standards.
"What happened to winning? Or it is "Winning when the darn Constitution abiding deep state let's us win"?"
This is not an argument. The Consitution explicitly grants the President rights to deny ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE OR PEOPLES FOR ANY REASON. A ban against countries is not a ban against individual citizens on any basis, Trump's words as a candidate are not equal to Trump's as the President, in terms of the legally drafted Executive Order, which was - as you surely know - based on the exact list of country's the Obama administration had listed as terrorist hot spots.
"Where are the winning tariffs so we're not being flooded by cheap Chinese goods? "
The resurgence in US manufacturing and sense of nationalism Trump is inspiring will replace the sales gradually.
You are expressing yourself like a child. I, nor any republican I have ever seen, read from, or spoken to EVER stamped their feet and said, "Well Obama, it's month 3! Where's the perfect EVERYTHING that you promised us?" I am almost dumbstruck at how high your expectations of Trump are - they are even higher than the standards I am sure you would have had for Hillary or had for Obama as far as their campaign promises go. Is it perhaps a Freudian-slip admission that you recognize him as far more competent, accomplished, and capable an individual than any candidate or President in recent history, having expected him to entirely reform the massively intrenched MIC, Congressional and lobbyist establishments, and "deep state" within 3 months time? In truth, the fact that one person was able to shake the foundations of said establishment (just look at how embarassingly the DNC is stumbling over their own feet - failure after failure - the people whom you would have rather seen in power) is incredible in itself. Single-handedly un-seating one of the most monied and powerful institutions in the world "on time and under-budget."
You don't have to give credit where it's due, but that says more about you than it does about anyone else.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 03 2017, @12:19PM
So, in other words, it doesn't matter what Don the Con actually does -- as long as he makes liberals cry, he's doing his job.
(Score: 2) by a-zA-Z0-9$_.+!*'(),- on Sunday June 04 2017, @01:07AM
You mean to actually *expect* that Donald Trump will deliver on his promises for the first 100 days ( a timeline he set btw not me) is wholly unrealistic and shows my childlike naivete?
And I quote:"What follows is my 100 day action plan to make America great again..."
https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/_landings/contract/O-TRU-102316-Contractv02.pdf [donaldjtrump.com]
So does this childishness also extend to everyone who voted for him? Or is it just me?
To sum up: he hasn't delivered. It's been a hundred days. Am I missing something?
https://newrepublic.com/article/114112/anonymouth-linguistic-tool-might-have-helped-jk-rowling