January 10, 2017
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State.
international-climate-policy
Statement: Weakening U.S. Paris Climate Pledge would create blowback, harm America’s global standing
April 13, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC - POLITICO is reporting that President Donald Trump's most senior advisers will meet next week to discuss the Administration’s position on the Paris agreement. Some of the most extreme options being discussed include pulling out of the accord and weakening the United States’ national emissions reduction commitment.
April 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier today, Axios reported that climate denier and former EPA transition lead Myron Ebell may be pushing to weaken the United States’ commitments to the Paris Agreement, reporting that, "he prefers the administration pull out [of the Paris Agreement] entirely, but his rhetoric is softening oh so slightly, and he's saying now that no matter what decision is made, it'll be portrayed as withdrawal.
March 29, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said today that President Donald Trump would decide by late May whether to pull out of the universal climate accord reached in Paris. The Paris Climate Agreement was reached by over 190 nations in December 2015, and is an historic, world-wide pact to tackle the climate crisis.
In response, Sierra Club Peoples Climate March Campaign Coordinator Maura Cowley released the following statement:
January 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to confirm former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. During the 2016 election, ExxonMobil contributed over $350,000 to 39 Senators.
January 29, 2017
Today, Myron Ebell announced that President Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. Ebell ran the Environmental Protection Agency’s transition team prior to Trump’s inauguration.
January 22, 2017
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11 to 10 to confirm Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO, as Secretary of State.
January 16, 2017
Today, the State Department announced a new $500 million grant to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a fund created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to provide financial support for developing countries to adapt and mitigate the effects of climate disruption.
April 24, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yesterday, the recipients of the prestigious 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize were announced: mark! Lopez (North America), Uroš Macerl (Europe), Prafulla Samantara (Asia), Wendy Bowman (Islands and Island Nations), Rodrigo Tot (South and Central America), and Rodrigue Katembo (Africa).
June 11, 2017
This weekend, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt left the G-7 environmental ministers meeting after the first day. Shortly thereafter, the environmental ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the EU released a communique on environmental issues, including one separate chapter on the climate crisis, furthering the G-6 - Trump rift which began Taormina, Italy at the G-7 summit at the end of May.
May 31, 2017
Today, Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.
May 31, 2017
An expert panel of advocates from major American environmental and civil society nonprofits will respond to President Trump’s Rose Garden press conference, where he is expected to announce whether his administration will honor the United States’ commitment to the global Paris Climate Agreement.