US Withdrawal from Climate Pact
A Changing Climate On the 4th of November, 2019, the Trump administration informed the UN of its intentions to formally withdraw the United States from the Paris accord formed in 2015 ( see here ). The Paris agreement is a pact made between 188 countries with the purpose of enhancing the global response to climate change and increasing the actions being taken to ensure a sustainable, low-carbon future ( here ). This means that each county must take steps in order to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. In 2014, the United States was one of the top emitters of carbon dioxide, producing 15% of the global emissions ( more information here ). Moreover, a t the present moment, the increasing average global temperature is leading to more intense weather events ( here ), which could lead to significant economic and social impacts in the future, and is endangering more than one million different plant and animal species ( here ). Giv