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Trump’s Executive Order Pushes the U.S. Climate Pledge Further Out of Reach

Type
Literature
Publication
Popovich, N. 2017. Trump’s Executive Order Pushes the U.S. Climate Pledge Further Out of Reach. New York Times.
Year Published
2017
Organization
NY times
Description

During his first two months in office, President Donald J. Trump has rolled back key Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations. Without these rules in place, the United States is set to fall far short of its 2015 Paris Agreement pledge: to lower emissions by at least 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

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