Trump Was Right to Leave the Paris Agreement. Why He Shouldn’t Have Had to Withdraw in the First Place.

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President Donald Trump announced on June 1 that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, which would have required the U.S. to ramp up energy regulations in coming years. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Newscom)

Supporters of the Paris Agreement have expressed considerable angst over President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the climate agreement last week.

Regardless of the merits of that decision—although for the record, Heritage Foundation analysts recommended that the U.S. withdraw—Trump should not have had to make that call.

The Paris Agreement had all the hallmarks of a treaty and should have been submitted by President Barack Obama to the Senate for advice and consent, as required under Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

Instead, Obama signed the Paris Agreement as an executive agreement. Tiếp tục đọc “Trump Was Right to Leave the Paris Agreement. Why He Shouldn’t Have Had to Withdraw in the First Place.”

China sees an opportunity to lead as Trump withdraws from Paris. But will it?

Chinese leaders are eager for more influence on the international stage and the US has created a void it could fill

China’s President Xi Jinping may see advantages to be had with America’s withdrawal from climate change agreements.
China’s President Xi Jinping may see advantages to be had with America’s withdrawal from climate change agreements. Photograph: JASON LEE / REUTERS / POOL/EPA

As Donald Trump walked off the stage in the Rose Garden after announcing the US would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, one could practically hear the champagne corks popping in Beijing.

Chinese leaders are eager for more influence on the international stage, and Trump’s move opened up another opportunity for China to fill a void left by the US. Tiếp tục đọc “China sees an opportunity to lead as Trump withdraws from Paris. But will it?”