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[–] Kannibal [S] ago  (edited ago)

A number of US companies and cities have already announced their intentions to follow the paris agreement regardless.

Trump said he represent Pittsburgh, not Paris.

Paris mayor issued his own executive order ordering compliance

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/pittsburgh-paris-climate-executive-order/

along with many other mayors and governors

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[–] pcdude 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

That still leaves out the cash. I don't care if all of these individual entities want to volunteer to follow the regulations and standards, as long as we are not paying for it.

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[–] Riva 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

And when it all boils down to it, the Paris deal was about money.

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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

But that's mostly my point. "Following" the agreement for a state or city is an almost nonsensical concept because the importance of the US to the framework of the agreement had nothing to do with the sorts of actions a state or city can take. It is very widely acknowledged that none of the actions called for in the agreement will actually affect the future climate in any material way. It is entirely a scheme to transfer wealth from rich nations to poor nations and surrender sovereignty to an international organization. None of that is going to be done by states or cities.

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[–] 9389113? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Regarding the cash, do states actually have constitutional authority to do business with foreign governments? I don't think they do.

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[–] golgotham 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/12/pittsburgh_eyes_sanctuary_city.html

Resistance to anything Trump says or does pretty much disqualifies this city as a voice of the people of the USA. All lefties will try to give their power away to the biggest, least accountable government. Right now, that's the EU.