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House OK’s Bill for U.S. to Stay in Paris Climate Accord
Washington,
May 3, 2019
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The U.S. House of Representatives today (2 May) approved legislation that directs President Donald Trump to honor the nation’s commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite Trump’s earlier pledge to withdraw the United States from the accord. The Climate Action Now Act, formally known as House Resolution 9, requires the administration to develop and update the nation’s plan to meet its “nationally determined contribution” (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. That NDC includes a target made during the Obama administration to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 26%–28% below 2005 levels by 2025. ... That view wasn’t shared by the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus. “The House of Representatives just sent a clear message to the White House and the rest of the world: We are still in the fight against climate change,” caucus cochairs Reps. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.) said following the vote. “Today, we are honoring the United States’ commitment to the Paris Agreement and rejecting President Trump’s disastrous plan to withdraw. Members of the Safe Climate Caucus and House Democrats are showing the world that we are bold enough to stand up to special interests and the fossil fuel industry and lead on climate,” they said. |