Pulling out of Paris Would be "Deeply Misguided"

Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, states that a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement would be a "deeply misguided decision" that ignores the preferences of 70 percent of Americans and over 1,000 major companies and investors. He argues that such a move would cause the U.S. to relinquish global leadership and abandon 21st-century economic opportunities in favor of outdated thinking.

• The World Resources Institute asserts that withdrawing from the Paris Agreement would be detrimental to both the global community and the United States specifically, describing the potential move as a "deeply misguided decision".
• A U.S. exit from the agreement would contradict the desires of 70 percent of the American public and more than 1,000 major investors and companies.
• Withdrawing from the accord would result in the loss of U.S. leadership and leave the United States aligned with only Nicaragua and Syria, moving away from a group of 195 countries.

APA

Steer, A. (2017). Pulling out of Paris Would be "Deeply Misguided". World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-pulling-out-paris-would-be-deeply-misguided

Chicago

Steer, Andrew. Pulling out of Paris Would be "Deeply Misguided". World Resources Institute, 2017. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-pulling-out-paris-would-be-deeply-misguided.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Steer |first1=Andrew |title=Pulling out of Paris Would be "Deeply Misguided" |publisher=World Resources Institute |date=31 May 2017 |url=https://www.wri.org/news/statement-pulling-out-paris-would-be-deeply-misguided |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{steer2017pulling, author = {Steer, Andrew}, title = {{Pulling out of Paris Would be "Deeply Misguided"}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-pulling-out-paris-would-be-deeply-misguided}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }