WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following reports that Donald Trump is considering pulling out of the Paris agreement at the behest of the nationalist and fossil fuel factions of his administration, Sierra Club Global Climate Policy Director John Coequyt released the following statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer and eight of his Republican colleagues in the House sent a letter to Trump calling for the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement be weakened, including a rejection of the current U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), putting forth a new pledge that supports “a future for fossil fuels,” reneging on U.S. commitments to the Green Climate Fund, and promoting the fossil fuel sector.
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).
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.
Today, Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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.
Today, it was widely reported that Donald Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.
Today, it was widely reported that Donald Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the terms of the Agreement, no country can begin the withdrawal process until three years after the Agreement enters into force.
Today, the Senate appropriations committee voted for a budget amendment to reinstate $10 million in funding for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the international body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement. The committee rejected an amendment to provide $750 million to the Green Climate Fund, which would provide assistance for countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis.