Trump Poised To Announce Decision On Paris Climate Agreement

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June 1, 2017

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"Economist Marc Hafstead, who's with Resources for the Future, told Christopher that exiting the deal 'could potentially have political ramifications — to the extent that our pulling out of the agreement is going to cause other countries to do less.'"

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Marc Hafstead is an RFF fellow and director of the Carbon Pricing Initiative and the Climate Finance and Financial Risk Initiative.

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