What's Already Happening with Paris
View on Axios website"A new blog post at Resources for the Future makes the case that the drama-filled decision of whether Trump will stay or leave the Paris climate accord is 'largely symbolic.'
Facts on the ground: RFF fellow Marc Hafstead's post puts some numbers behind the dynamic that Generate readers know well. Regardless of what the U.S. does about Paris, domestic policy changes are already a de facto abandonment of Obama's emissions-cutting commitment in the accord.
Bottom line: Using federal projections of the impact of various Obama policies, Hafstead forecasts that Trump's moves to nullify Obama's domestic regulations would put U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a projected 10.2 to 12.6 percent below 2005 levels in 2025, far short of Obama's pledge of a 26-28 percent cut by that year.
'With a number of reasonable assumptions, emissions could be expected to increase even more due to policies pursued by Trump.'"
