Is it in the United States’ national interest to continue participating in global agreements on climate change? Among the many questions the Donald Trump administration faces in defining an “America First” foreign policy, this is a relatively easy one to answer in a bipartisan manner. Even if you are indifferent to climate action and instead are focused on job creation at home or aggressive competition with China, our national interest is better served by staying in the Paris Agreement than by pulling the ripcord.
Commentary
by
Paul Bodnar
— March 15, 2017