Trump Can’t Cancel the Paris Agreement, and Americans Want the U.S. to Stay

The author asserts that while President Trump pledged to "cancel the Paris Agreement," no single nation can technically cancel the international deal for others. The text highlights that registered American voters support U.S. participation by a margin of more than 5 to 1, including approximately half of those who voted for Trump in 2016. Furthermore, the document notes that over 150 of the largest U.S. corporations, including major oil companies, have affirmed their commitment to climate action. The author warns that withdrawing would undermine diplomatic relationships with major economies like China, the EU, and the U.K., and damage the international standing of the U.S.

• U.S. voters strongly support continued participation in the Paris Agreement, with a preference ratio exceeding 5 to 1, a sentiment shared by about half of the voters who supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
• The Paris Agreement is a comprehensive global framework adopted by 196 nations at COP-21 in December 2015, requiring both developed and developing countries to set greenhouse gas mitigation targets and report progress to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.
• Major U.S. business interests support climate action, with more than 150 of the largest corporations, including major oil companies, affirming their commitment; these entities represent over $4.2 trillion in annual revenue.
• A U.S. withdrawal from the agreement would likely cause significant diplomatic damage to relationships with key allies and economies, including China, France, Germany, the U.K., and the EU.

APA

Hochstrasser, F. (2017). Trump Can’t Cancel the Paris Agreement, and Americans Want the U.S. to Stay. Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/trump-cant-cancel-paris-agreement-americans-want-u-s-stay/

Chicago

Hochstrasser, Franz. Trump Can’t Cancel the Paris Agreement, and Americans Want the U.S. to Stay. Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 2017. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/trump-cant-cancel-paris-agreement-americans-want-u-s-stay/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{hochstrasser2017trump, author = {Hochstrasser, Franz}, title = {{Trump Can’t Cancel the Paris Agreement, and Americans Want the U.S. to Stay}}, publisher = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/trump-cant-cancel-paris-agreement-americans-want-u-s-stay/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }