User blog:AenMaps/The US Withdrawl from the Paris Climate Change Agreement

If you didn't know, the Paris Agreement is one signed by over 200 countries in December 2015, and come into force on December 2016. It basically means the world commits to keeping the global temperature below 2 degrees celsius. It also has a long term goal for net zero emissions, which means phasing out fossil fuels.

Now, the US is out. That means they join Nicaragua and Syria, who didn't join the agreement in the first place. But Trump's reasons are really different. Nicaragua declined because they thought the world is not doing enough, and that this agreement is not forceful enough to make any impact. Syrian diplomats physically could not attend the discussions due to sanctions, so they remained out. (Even though other nations like Yemen and Afghanistan who are also in wars managed to sign the agreement).

Most of the world disagrees with Trump, and really is disappointed. The EU, Russia, China, and India have all said that they will not withdraw and that they will continue to uphold the agreement. Some states have banded together and agreed to continue to uphold the agreement. A number of major companies in the US have released statements that this decision is bad for business and against the will of the world.

Trump said he wants to renegotiate the deal. But that is not happening. Europe has specifically stated this. It's basically over for the US. No new deal will be created, and the world will continue without America, although it will likely be a lot harder.

RIP Earth.