The Paris Accord was ratified by 147 countries.
But the apes who voted for Trump think they know better!
Laughable.
Yet, notice how the rest of the world suggests that the Accord needs America? Why? The rest of the world has been working hard to weaken America, to weaken individual liberty, YOUR liberty. They shouldn't give a damn one way or another what America does.
To me the rest of the world should say, "ok, no big deal, to each their own" and move on with the Accord without America. Citizens of the rest of the world should also grow a pair and ask what exactly this Accord achieves. I have listened to those well versed on this, on CNN at that, and they said, and I'm paraphrasing the exact numbers but "this will decrease warming by .0002% by 2030". He was not convinced of this deal benefiting at all and suggested that America has already been the leader in decreased Greenhouse gases, in the entire world. In that last comment even the tree hugger who was on the panel agreed with him
Bottom line, maintain your sovereignty. These same countries are so willing to tie America down to ridiculous numbers "in perpetuity" according to this speaker on CNN, yet, they can't even pay their 2% NATO obligation as Russia and China expand their military influence.
Is this the kind of deal you really want?
I want to be clear, I am not a climate change denier and certainly decreasing pollution and harm to the planet is a great step. It is the method used in which to go forward with these initiatives. Our former PM Harper once made a simple yet succinct point, "no nation would willingly harm their economy for the sake of addressing climate". Now, I would state this is really over simplified, but, the point is that you want to allow yourself some flexibility in these matters. Cleaner gas (something the U.S is doing now with natural gas), cleaner resources of all kinds, science and innovations that help clean emissions etc.
Look to Ontario and our "clean initiative". It is a disaster. Passing on unneeded burdens on families, massive increases in electricity, people going without food to warm their homes, multi-billion dollar boondoggles without accountability. The bigger the public organization, the worse the results...especially to the average citizen.