The Climate Melters Are Not Paying Attention

because muh russian global warming

Because Trump

Nobody is every going to want to make a legitimate deal with the US over climate issues? Ever again? Because of one non binding agreement?

Meh.

The world will deal again.

That agreement had China and India, two of the largest countries, running roughshod until 2030 while the US was being immediately strapped financially. Last time I checked, there is only one atmosphere. To have two countries who use the most pollutive means of energy production not only continue on their path but open even more plants while we hamstring ourselves is just a terrible deal for our country.

If this accord addresses such a dire and immediate need, countries who feel aggrieved that we aren't participating should perhaps look to create a more equitable deal for all parties involved. Just because the USA has the ability to foot the bill for something doesn't mean we should. There's a lot of freeloading countries out there that should understand that the time of free handouts is over.

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But nobody is going to negotiate another deal, so it's basically an empty sound bite.

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So the USA was going to finance the development of basically the world to fight Global Warming, and now that they aren't, who is going to take over the reigns and fork over the cash?

I'm guessing no one.

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But nobody is going to negotiate another deal, so it's basically an empty sound bite.

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This deal was never approved by congress. Anyone with any American civics understanding knows that this means the deal is nonbinding. Foreign nations know this, and they will understand that a deal is good if the POTUS does what he is supposed to do and get congress to approve it. It's that simple.

Plus we are America; others will negotiate with us for that fact alone, regardless of this stupid deal

I mean it's either a hoax made up by the Chinese or it's not. That's the issue. Why even negotiate a new deal?

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It's an accord and not a treaty. Congress has to ratify treaties.

Semantics, but that is the deal. The accord was non binding and policy only to an executive who was receptive to it. It was toothless, and if there were punitive actions within the accord that would slap non participating signees, then it absolutely should have been sent before Congress for ratification.

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You're absolutely right, however Obama had every intention of treating this like a binding treaty and so would Clinton had she won. Agencies would have been established to facilitate this agreement and the US tax payer would have been bent over while the rest of the world benefited.

Once those agencies were established and new Neo-con republican president came to power, he would have continued following the accord as was the plan to begin with. Except, now we have Trump.

Because in order to renegotiate, the other participating countries will have to realize that the President won't abdicate his countries wealth in a transfer to developing countries while they polute the worst of all nations.

You know, we have a POTUS who is more interested in the USA's well being rather than anyone else's.

Yes Sir!