Joint Statement on Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement

The statement asserts that the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement isolates the country and threatens global efforts to limit temperature rise. It argues that climate protection is essential for the 2030 Agenda, job creation, and the protection of marginalised groups. The signatories call for Germany, the European Union, and middle-income countries in the South to intensify their implementation of the Accord and strengthen international climate alliances to counter the U.S. exit.

• The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement isolates the country internationally and risks a domino effect if other heads of state follow, potentially jeopardising the goal to limit global temperature rise to a maximum of 2.0 degrees.
• Climate protection is linked to economic development and job security; specifically, the turbine sector in the USA was the largest job creator in 2017, demonstrating that the U.S. will suffer economically from its withdrawal.
• Climate change disproportionately affects marginalised groups in developing countries and low-income individuals in industrial nations, making investments in mitigation and adaptation critical for poverty reduction and human security.
• To mitigate the impact of the U.S. withdrawal, Germany, the European Union, and middle-income countries in the South are urged to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Accord and establish new international climate alliances.

APA

Messner, D., Sidiropoulos, E., Bohler-Muller, N., Esteves, P., Saravia, E., Hendytio, M., Hermawan, Y., Negi, A., Chaturvedi, S., Chen, D., Zhang, H., Ye, J., Li, X., Virgen, C. D., & Peters, E. D. (2017). Joint Statement on Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. South African Institute of International Affairs. https://saiia.org.za/news/joint-statement-on-commitment-to-the-paris-climate-agreement/

Chicago

Messner, Dirk, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Paulo Esteves, Enrique Saravia, Medelina Hendytio, Yulius Hermawan, et al. Joint Statement on Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. South African Institute of International Affairs, 2017. https://saiia.org.za/news/joint-statement-on-commitment-to-the-paris-climate-agreement/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{messner2017joint, author = {Messner, Dirk and Sidiropoulos, Elizabeth and Bohler-Muller, Narnia and Esteves, Paulo and Saravia, Enrique and Hendytio, Medelina and Hermawan, Yulius and Negi, Archna and Chaturvedi, Sachin and Chen, Dongxiao and Zhang, Haibing and Ye, Jiang and Li, Xiaoyun and Virgen, Carlos Domínguez and Peters, Enrique Dussel}, title = {{Joint Statement on Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement}}, publisher = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://saiia.org.za/news/joint-statement-on-commitment-to-the-paris-climate-agreement/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }