Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain
- Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
Through the Paris Agreement, the world's countries agreed to work to keep global warming well under 2 degrees Celsius.Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesThe United States helped bring the world into the Paris climate accord, the groundbreaking global agreement reached in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow climate change....