Describe the significant of the Paris Climate Agreement. Describe the role that the United States plays in the Agreement.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. It is a pact sponsored by the United Nations to bring the world's countries together in the fight against climate change.
2. In 2015, 195 countries gathered in the French capital to create the first truly universal climate treaty.
3. The United States, under President Obama, and the other nations agreed to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to keep the global temperature increase this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
4. Each country sets its own reduction. The United States pledged 26 to 28 percent by 2025.
5. Soon after taking office, President Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement believing it would cripple economic growth.
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