U.S will Rejoin the Paris Climate Accord

Owen O’Brien

    The Paris Climate Accord is a treaty signed by most of the larger European nations, Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels (The Paris). Back in 2016 when the former president Donald Trump took office. He left the Accord dooming us from international ties on climate issues.

    The U.S. is one of the highest producing countries of greenhouse gas emissions. This means that leaving the Paris Accord will effectively make it harder to reach the goal of keeping the climate change rate below 2 degrees celsius. If this is possible we can slowly make strides to undo the effects of modern-day climate change. According to the United Nations, there are only 11 years left until we can no longer change the effects of climate change (only)

(Loesche)

    As of January 20, 2020, President Joe Biden was sworn into office. With this, he made executive orders that were to be taken into effect on the same day. Included in these was that the United States would rejoin the Paris agreement. There are really no downsides to this and will more than likely be a much better thing going forward. This will also help us in increasing our ties with foreign countries after the Trump administration.

(Barrabi)

    All in all, Biden being in Office and having the United States back in the Paris Climate Accord, we can ensure that we have a safer future and now be sure that there will be climate regulations in our country. That is enforced globally.

Work Cited

“The Paris Agreement.” Unfccc.int, unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-

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“Only 11 Years Left to Prevent Irreversible Damage from Climate Change, Speakers Warn during 

General  Assembly High-Level Meeting | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases.” United Nations, United Nations, 28 Mar. 2019, www.un.org/press/en/2019/ga12131.doc.htm.

Loesche, Dyfed, and Felix Richter. “Infographic: Paris Climate Agreement Comes Into Effect.” Statista Infographics, 4 Nov. 2016, www.statista.com/chart/6572/paris-climate-agreement-comes-into-effect/. 

Barrabi, Thomas. “'Squad' Member Rashida Tlaib Calls Ted Cruz 'Dumba--' for Tweet against Paris Climate Accords.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 21 Jan. 2021, www.foxnews.com/politics/squad-member-rashida-tlaib-ted-cruz-tweet-against-paris-climate-agreement.