Channel: 2veritasium

Category: Education

Tags: politicstrumpagreementunited stateswithdrawalclimateveritasiumparisglobal warmingleavescienceparis climate agreementdonald trumpclimate changepolicy

Description: I've heard a lot of reasons for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement but none of them makes sense to me. Here are some links that support my thinking: BC Carbon tax and impact: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_carbon_tax Popular opinion about the Paris Climate Agreement: fivethirtyeight.com/features/was-trumps-paris-exit-good-politics climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/paris_agreement_by_state India and China pledges: climatechangenews.com/2017/05/15/india-china-track-exceed-paris-climate-pledges Exxon Mobil support for Paris Agreement: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/exxon-conoco-back-paris-climate-deal-as-trump-weighs-pact-exit