by Kathryn Blackhurst PoliZette Forty self-described free-market organizations called on President Donald Trump, in a letter released Monday, to keep his campaign promise and withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. Reports surfaced in April that Trump’s more politically moderate advisers were advocating the White House keep the nation committed to the Obama-era [...]
by John Schwartz New York Times WASHINGTON — The debate within the Trump administration over what to do about the Paris climate agreement has reached a critical phase, according to people familiar with the internal negotiations. The decision could hinge on the interpretation of a single phrase in a single provision of a document that [...]
by Jack Fitzpatrick Morning Consult Conservatives have found themselves at odds over the Paris climate agreement, disagreeing not only about whether the U.S. should stay in the international accord, but also whether the deal was a formal treaty, which would require the Senate to approve it. Declaring the Paris deal a treaty would make it [...]
by Evan Halper The Baltimore Sun Supporters of Donald Trump worried he has lost his appetite for poking the establishment would probably be reassured if he were to make good on his promise to swiftly kick to the curb the Paris agreement on climate change. But the promise to snub Paris is fast becoming a [...]
by Jennifer A Dlouhy and Nick Wadhams Bloomberg News An internal State Department memo says the Paris climate accord imposes few obligations on the U.S., bolstering the case for Trump administration officials who want to stay in the deal. The document, marked as a draft, makes no explicit recommendation about whether the U.S. should remain part of [...]
On April 21, Fox News aired a segment on the split in the White House regarding withdrawing from the Paris Treaty. E&E Legal Legal Fellow Chris Horner, an expert on the Paris Treaty, appeared in the segment laying out the case for President Trump to honor his campaign promise and withdraw. Watch.
by Chris Horner, E&E Legal Senior Legal Fellow As Appearing in USA Today President Trump’s advisers are debating recommendations on the Paris climate treaty. Reported arguments for staying in it appear to be no more than rationalizations to break Trump’s campaign promise to leave. Consider the line that it is not a treaty because it’s [...]
by Sean Moran Breitart News Oil conglomerates Exxon Mobil and Shell sided withWhite House advisers Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, arguing that the United States should stay in the Paris climate agreement. Senior White House adviser Steve Bannon and Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt argued against staying in the Paris [...]
by MagaZine Donald Trump’s advisors and cabinet officials will today convene a meeting to consider the United States’ commitment to the Paris Agreement, according to reports. Cheniere Energy, a natural gas company, wrote to White House adviser David Banks Monday, urging the administration to stay party to the Paris agreement... Some administration officials did not [...]
by Chris Horner & Marlo Lewis, Jr. Competitive Enterprise Institute This week, White House senior advisers will meet to discuss the future of U.S. involvement in the Paris Climate Treaty. During campaign speeches, President Trump repeatedly promised the American public that if elected, he would cancel U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Agreement and stop [...]
