Yesterday afternoon’s big news, of course, is President Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate accord.
Trump cited putting the “well being” of Americans first as a motivating factor behind his decision. He said, “This includes ending the implementation of the nationally determined contribution and, very importantly, the Green Climate Fund, which is costing the United States a vast fortune.”
…Compliance with the accord could have cost the U.S. “as much as 2.7 million lost jobs by 2025 according to the National Economic Research Associates,” said Trump.
…Trump then pointed to a portion of the Paris Climate Agreement that he said allows China to increase their emissions for 13 years…adding that India made it’s participation in the Paris Accord “contingent on receiving billions and billions and billions of dollars in foreign aid from developed countries.”
The Paris Agreement also essentially blocks U.S. development of clean coal, said Trump. He then said he was going to try to make it to the opening of a new mine in two weeks and noted “Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, so many places.”
…which voted for Trump in the election. Hmm, why?
Trump again pointed to China and India, saying that each country is allowed to add massive numbers of coal plants under the Paris Agreement.
“In short, the agreement doesn’t eliminate coal jobs, it just transfers those jobs out of America and the United States, and ships them to foreign countries,” he said. “This agreement is less about the climate and more about other countries gaining a financial advantage over the United States.”
I’ll be honest, I may be weak on the accord’s details. But I got the essence: It’s an orgy of left-wing, quasi-religious virtue-signalling that greatly damages the U.S. economy and sovereignty (because we entered it officially in 2016) while boosting globalist bureaucrats with U.S. money.
Reducing CO2 emissions is, of course, its stated reason for being; and not a very good reason. Even under the U.N.’s own (incorrect) climate models, the accord will do little to reduce actual CO2 emissions or future Global Warming projections. That makes it almost the definition of a bad deal: Big pain for small gain.
But it’s even worse because the U.N.’s climate models are broken and greatly overstate the danger of Global Warming. Thus, no matter how you slice it, the stated purpose (CO2) isn’t the real purpose. On the level of CO2, the accord accomplishes only a little toward solving an over-hyped, politically-constructed problem.
The real purpose is to be seen in the accord’s real effects: promoting globalism, U.N. bureaucracy, and the Left’s religions of Environmentalism and Statism, over and against human prosperity, human freedom (the ability to choose fossil fuels and/or products that rely on them, especially cars) and national sovereignty. And making the U.S. pay money for other countries.
As I survey the news this morning, I see the right people’s heads exploding and I gotta be honest: It feels good. Thank you, President Trump!
UPDATES:
- From the comments, PMSNBC’s Chris Hayes has been tweeting “THE AGREEMENT QUITE LITERALLY IMPOSES NOTHING!!!” – to which people reply, “Then why is backing out such a big deal?”
- Brouhaha over the withdrawal, as such. First: U.S. participation was never ratified by the Senate. And people justify that by saying “It’s an agreement, not a treaty.” Fine. Which then makes it 100% voluntary for each participating nation. Right?
The brouhaha is in Article 28, which says basically that countries must give a 3+ year notice before their withdrawal can become effective. Thus, provided that we give a crap about Article 28, the U.S. can’t effectively withdraw until 2020.
But remember: “It’s an agreement, not a treaty.” Thus, participation in Article 28 itself is inherently voluntary. Hopefully, Trump has canceled our participation in Article 28 – along with the rest.
- Lots of good stuff at Breitbart.
- Ted Cruz ripping jet-set eco-hypocrites like Elon Musk.
- Butt-hurt left-wing celebs. Sample: Michael Moore calling Trump’s action a “crime against humanity.” (Cue that Cartman quote.)
- Wild accusations on CNN that the U.S. has “resigned as leader of the free world”. As if!
- Click here for Trump’s full speech.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes went on a tweet storm about it. In it, he claimed, “THE AGREEMENT QUITE LITERALLY IMPOSES NOTHING!!!” [caps his]
For which he was repeatedly asked, “Then why is backing out such a big deal?”
Then there are those who, when told that it had not been ratified by Congress as all treaties are supposed to be, claim, “It’s an agreement, not a treaty.”
Yeah, that’s a difference without a difference. It was an international accord which all sides agree to certain things. That, by definition, is a treaty, no matter what you name it, and requires Congressional approval.
I am tickled pink over getting out of this climate accord scam. Worldwide leftists had hoped that the US would be their sugar daddy to fund widespread green initiatives.
Lots of celebs are going batshit crazy over this, including many has been and loser f list celebs.
Someone on one of the AM call-ins said, “Trump is the only President who could do this.” I’ve said that so many times for the past year and a half, I had nearly forgotten.
Thank you, Mr. President.
And to the rest, That’s How You Got Trump ™
Trump just launched his 2020 campaign.
If CNN, MSNBC, Hollyweird and the leftists commenting on the local liberal newspaper are bigly upset at this announcement, I am bigly happy with it
Craig in #2 is correct in essence. The accord is basically a treaty & according to Intl Law it is enforceable as a treaty, especially when intent & purpose is shown to abide by it by those signing the accord. It’s just not called a treaty.
::This:: is the actual betrayal by Obama. He went around the US Senate to sign a treaty because of a technicality. It’s not that he didn’t have the right (law); because of the labeling it’s that he willfully subverted the Constitution because not every little specially named piece of crap is addressed in the Constitution.
On another note but still in keeping with Jeff’s post, I must say that I was initially a bit put off last year with Pres Trump’s broad appeal. It was like I was invited to a Christmas party but as I got there & was going in I saw people from Halloween & Thanksgivings list also headed in & it was like, hey what’s going on here I only trust a Christmas party & who are these people & does this make the Christmas party invalid.
Turns out, that it was okay. The party was something that I hadn’t seen for a very long time, if ever in my years because it’s not like I’ve been politically minded since infancy. Yes, I was still leery that Pres Trump had/has broad appeal, but I went into that party & I haven’t been disappointed.
So, it’s okay & I can finally be down with clinking glasses & watching the times square ball countdown with people who don’t have the shining purity of big C Conservatives. Guess this is what inclusiveness feels like. Oops, there’s even a Lib in the corner that doesn’t care for agendas that involve dissolving America’s sovereignty – all for a false narrative about weather variables.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/01/hollywood-melts-over-u-s-withdrawal-from-paris-accord-trump-committed-crime-against-humanity/
Can’t help but notice none of the Climate Alarmists are living like Amish.
These people have their panties in a wad because the man with all the money got up and left the table. It really does not matter what the Accord said or did not say.