Some Historical Context to Today's Debates on the Climate Agreement

摘要

The European Union, China, India, Brazil, South Korea, Canada, and other countries are negotiating the details for implementation of the Paris Agreement, and are developing domestic policies to achieve their respective Nationally Determined Contributions under the accord. At the same time, the United States — under the leadership of President Donald Trump — has announced its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement as soon as permitted (November 2020), and has taken significant steps to roll back domestic climate change policies. This may be a good time to place this U.S. government behavior into historical context.