Stavins, Robert N. “
The Economics (and Politics) of Trump's Paris Withdrawal.”
PBS NewsHour (2017).
Publisher's VersionAbstractThe announcement by President Trump that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement was based neither on real science nor sound economics.
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Stavins, Robert N. “
Goodbye Paris, Hello Nicaragua: Why Trump’s Withdrawl From The Climate Accord Is Bad For America.”
WGBH News (2017).
Publisher's VersionAbstractPresident Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement was both confused and misguided, and his justifications were, for the most part, false.
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Stavins, Robert N. “
Why Trump Pulled the U.S. Out of the Paris Accord.”
Foreign Affairs (2017).
Publisher's VersionAbstractTrump’s decision to withdraw the nation from the Paris climate agreement was not based on science or sound economics, but on a confused, misguided, and simply dishonest desire to score some short-term political points with his voters. What he sacrifices in the long term will be immensely more difficult for the country to win back at the ballot box: authority, credibility, and influence.
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