TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Thursday afternoon, President Trump announced that the United States will no longer be a part of the Paris Climate Agreement due to the unfairness of it towards America.
This agreement was signed at the "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" in December 2015. By pulling out of the Paris Agreement, america now joins Syria and Nicaragua as the only countries not participating.
In this agreement, each of the nearly 200 countries vowed to make their own contributions to help lessen the effects of global warming.
"It was a deal where the US had promised to cut our emissions by about 26%, based on the 2005 levels, by 2025, I think," said Vasu Misra, an associate professor for meteorology at FSU.
Of course, with any big decision like this, everyone has an opinion. While some agree with and support the President's decision, others do not.
"We're all like one global family and once we pull out of something, I'm not saying we won't be able to still practice the proper precautions to a safer environment, but it's a lot different," said Nita Sholtz, a Tallahassee resident.
Still, others say this decision has revitalized the country's push to reduce our carbon footprint. Whatever the outcome, only time will tell.
President Trump did say in his speech that America will begin negotiations to reenter the Paris Agreement on terms that are fair to the United States.
He believes that our part of the agreement as it stood will result in over 2 million lost jobs by 2025 due to decreased production of things like iron, coal, and automobiles.
