Bloomberg & the Paris Agreement

Bloomberg & the Paris Agreement

At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal.

The agreement sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C.

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Bloomberg to World Leaders: Ignore Trump on Climate
NEW YORK (AP) — New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Bloomberg, who considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City's mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an...
Apr 25, 2017 3:15 PM ET
Climate Progress, With or Without Trump
Originally posted on nytimes.com President Trump’s unfortunate and misguided rollback of environmental protections has led to a depressing and widespread belief that the United States can no longer meet its commitment under the Paris climate change...
Apr 3, 2017 10:20 AM ET
Milestone 250th and 251st American Coal Plants Announce Retirement
Originally posted on sierraclub.org Today marked the 250th U.S. coal plant that has retired or committed to retire since the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign began in 2010, driving coal use down to its lowest level in history. The...
Mar 31, 2017 3:50 PM ET
From Michael Bloomberg: Fighting Climate Change Despite Trump Rollbacks
Originally posted on nytimes.com To the Editor: “Trump Using Detroit as Stage for Loosening Obama’s...
Mar 29, 2017 1:00 PM ET
Mike Bloomberg and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Call on Mayors to Deliver on the Paris Agreement
Originally posted on: mikebloomberg.com Statements by Michael R. Bloomberg, C40 President of the Board, Co-Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors, and U.N. Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change and Mayor Anne Hidalgo, C40...
Mar 20, 2017 2:15 PM ET

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