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The US is officially out of the Paris Climate Agreement

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:09 pm
by lapoza
(CNN)The US became the first country to officially exit the Parris climate accord. Wednesday, the landmark agreement aimed at protecting the planet from the worsening impacts of the climate crisis
But depending on the result of the presidential election, the US could swiftly rejoin with Democratic candidate Joe Biden pledging to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the accord which was ratified by 189 countries.
After a year that's seen record-breaking wildfires and a seemingly unending stream of hurricanes strike the Gulf Coast, the US is now the only country to formally pull out of the deal since it was adopted in 2015.

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