"After days of drama and suspense, President Trump announced Thursday that his administration will exit the Paris climate agreement.

"So we're getting out," Trump said. "The Paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States."

His decision fulfills a campaign promise and satisfies strong Republican opposition to the global climate deal but isolates the U.S. and is certain to bring condemnation from world leaders and critics in the scientific community.

Leaving the accord aligns the United States with Syria and Nicaragua.

Critics argue it will hurt the economy but supporters say it will create jobs down the line.

Trump promoted his announcement Wednesday on Twitter – prompting American allies around the world to weigh in on the consequences of the U.S. withdrawing from the global pact.

Though there are no legal ramifications for pulling out of the accord, it does alienate America and diminish its standing as a global leader.

Trump, who made his statement from the White House Rose Garden, campaigned against the climate agreement during the 2016 election season.

As a candidate, Trump vowed to “cancel” the Paris climate deal during his first major policy speech on energy in March 2016. In that same speech, he slammed “draconian climate rules” and vowed to cut any funding for United Nations programs related to combatting climate change. In the past, Trump has refused to acknowledge that humans contribute to climate change and has dismissed it as a hoax.

The Paris Climate Agreement is a pact between nearly 200 nations to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to fight climate change. The U.S., the world’s second largest emitter of carbon, would be required to reduce fossil fuel emissions nearly 30 percent by 2025.

Former President Barack Obama used his power as president to join the Paris Accord without a vote in the legislature. Similarly, Trump can use his authority to call it quits.

Though the Paris Climate Agreement is not legally binding, the decision to either stay or withdraw has been deeply polarizing not only with lawmakers but also members of Trump’s inner circle.

Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon as well as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt have been pressing the president to exit the deal. Trump’s daughter Ivanka as well as business leaders and other U.S. allies have been pushing pro-Paris agenda, Politico reported.

Business leaders including Apple's Tim Cook and Tesla’s Elon Musk had also lobbied Trump to stay in the agreement."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/01/trump-u-s-to-withdraw-from-paris-climate-pact-calls-it-unfair-for-america.html


Now the question is; do we have a leader that can do this in Nigeria? The question is not whether or not the decision of Trump is right but rather his determination to keep his promise(s) to his electorates.

Currently, APC is denying all their promises. The dullard president is in the UK expending the lean forex to look after himself. The dullard was quoted as saying foreign treatment is bad and does not make sense. Only God knows the number of billions of Naira that was budgeted on Aso Rock Medical in 2016 budget. Where did all the money go to? When Buhari and APC were campaigning, lots of promises were made. How many of them have they kept? Oh sorry, its 2 years into their administration they claimed. Trump came into office in January, we can all see the things he has done for his country in fulfillment of his campaign promises. It's a different matter if those decisions are right or wrong but that is not the point. He campaigned that he will do some of those things and he is executing them even in the face of isolation.

The clueless one before Buhari did not do any better so the lies goes on and on. Until we all start to vote without sentiment either some is from the east, south, west or north should not be the point but rather their ability to deliver. What have they achieve before? Most older people will not Buhari will fail because of his past credentials in terms of leadership. Atiku is now saying we wants to be president and people are not asking him what he achieved as a vice president. Which way is our country going? Only God knows.

Nice one, OP, you just succeeded in making an unfortunate joke out of a matter with global ramifications.

Back to the matter...

Yes, Trump is sticking to his campaign promises. Big Yes, Buhari is a sorry mess. But a great leader is one who looks at the big picture always. Trump wants to save money, keep jobs, emit more CO2, and the rest of the world, especially my L.G.A, becomes hotter, prone to flooding, and disappears in bits (I pity Una inside Lagos sef)

Trump sef

iamadonis2:
Nice one, OP, you just succeeded in making an unfortunate joke out of a matter with global ramifications.

Back to the matter...

Yes, Trump is sticking to his campaign promises. Big Yes, Buhari is a sorry mess. But a great leader is one who looks at the big picture always. Trump wants to save money, keep jobs, emit more CO2, and the rest of the world, especially my L.G.A, becomes hotter, prone to flooding, and disappears in bits (I pity Una inside Lagos sef)

Don't beleive everything Algore and Co throw at you

iamadonis2:
Nice one, OP, you just succeeded in making an unfortunate joke out of a matter with global ramifications.

Back to the matter...

Yes, Trump is sticking to his campaign promises. Big Yes, Buhari is a sorry mess. But a great leader is one who looks at the big picture always. Trump wants to save money, keep jobs, emit more CO2, and the rest of the world, especially my L.G.A, becomes hotter, prone to flooding, and disappears in bits (I pity Una inside Lagos sef)

He is not saving money. The US is already a leader in renewable energy. He will destroy his country.

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He is not saving money. The US is already a leader in renewable energy. He will destroy his country.

Not exactly. China leads the rest of the World in renewable energy and second largest emitter of CO2 with the US clinching second place in the emission of CO2. Trump believes he is saving America's money which would have been used to fund green energy as an aftermath of the Paris agreement and that Americans are losing jobs.

On both sides he is wrong. You do not please a select group of people while doing the exact things (or worse) that will increase the world's temperature further up two degrees or more in a few years.

Scientists can't tell us where a hurricane will make landfall tomorrow but they can predict the climate in 100 years down to 0.17 degrees?