Pulling out of Paris Would be "Deeply Misguided"

A statement from the World Resources Institute's President and CEO, Andrew Steer, arguing against the potential withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement.

• Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, describes the potential decision by President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement as "deeply misguided" and argues it would be detrimental to both the world and the United States.
• Steer asserts that withdrawing from the Agreement would ignore the preferences of 70 percent of Americans and more than 1,000 major investors and companies, while causing the U.S. to lose leadership and join only Nicaragua and Syria as non-participants among a group of 195 countries.
• The statement claims that abandoning the Paris accords would be a "clear loser" for U.S. business, national security, and the American people, suggesting the President is relying on "20th century economic thinking" instead of "cleaner 21st century opportunities".

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} }