Rep. DeFazio Issues Statement on U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement
November 05, 2019
November 05, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after President Trump notified the United Nations that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change:
"Just as we're learning that warming timelines and impacts have been underestimated, this is the exact wrong time to remove the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. Critics of the Accord like to claim there will be negative economic impacts of reducing greenhouse gas . . .
"Just as we're learning that warming timelines and impacts have been underestimated, this is the exact wrong time to remove the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. Critics of the Accord like to claim there will be negative economic impacts of reducing greenhouse gas . . .