Oh, how he LOVES the spotlight! Now everyone is watching him to see if he'll "put America first" and withdraw from the Climate agreement. I think many companies, states and cities will continue as if this won't make any difference to them. They realize that it is logical to stay on the path set out in the agreement. Guterres is the current UN secretary general.
Just another example of Trump's leadership skills. He's leading but 146 other countries are not following.
The landmark agreement was signed in December 2015 and has been ratified by 147 countries, including the US.
To underline the importance of the agreement, and other UN climate goals, Guterres spoke broadly about the threats climate change poses to the world, saying “the world is in a mess” because countries and communities everywhere are facing pressures such as overpopulation, water scarcity and food insecurity.
He warned that “climate change is a multiplier of many other threats” including poverty, displacement and conflict, and that the people hit “first and worst” by climate change are the poor, vulnerable and marginalized.
“It’s absolutely essential that the world implements the Paris agreement and that we fulfill that duty with increased ambition,” he said.
Last week, Guterres told the BBC the agreement would “not collapse” if the US backed out. “I think it is very important that the American government stays engaged, but this is not the end of the world,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/30/paris-climate-deal-un-us-donald-trump
Just another example of Trump's leadership skills. He's leading but 146 other countries are not following.
The landmark agreement was signed in December 2015 and has been ratified by 147 countries, including the US.
To underline the importance of the agreement, and other UN climate goals, Guterres spoke broadly about the threats climate change poses to the world, saying “the world is in a mess” because countries and communities everywhere are facing pressures such as overpopulation, water scarcity and food insecurity.
He warned that “climate change is a multiplier of many other threats” including poverty, displacement and conflict, and that the people hit “first and worst” by climate change are the poor, vulnerable and marginalized.
“It’s absolutely essential that the world implements the Paris agreement and that we fulfill that duty with increased ambition,” he said.
Last week, Guterres told the BBC the agreement would “not collapse” if the US backed out. “I think it is very important that the American government stays engaged, but this is not the end of the world,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/30/paris-climate-deal-un-us-donald-trump