Paris Climate Promise: A Bad Deal for America
February 2, 2016
While the Paris Agreement does not mandate specific changes to domestic laws, the Obama Administration clearly intends to enforce the Agreement through changes in domestic legislation or regulation.

While the Paris Agreement does not mandate specific changes to domestic laws, the Obama Administration clearly intends to enforce the Agreement through changes in domestic legislation or regulation. Specifically, its has already enacted the the Clean Power Plan (CPP), to reduce emissions from power plants. In addition, The Paris Agreement requires major financial commitments by the United States.