Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement Is Immoral And Irrational

Author Gwynne Taraska makes a case for the Paris Agreement and explores the sweeping effects that the United States' withdrawal would have on the health of the planet.

The Paris Agreement is a historic pact to curb climate change and build global resilience to its effects. A decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the agreement would be a moral violation—and an attack on the interests of the American people.

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