US officially tells UN it wants out of Paris climate deal 🖕🏼

[spanone]

Nicaragua, Syria & The United States of America are NOT signatories

The Trump administration on Friday officially told the United Nations that the U.S. intends to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate pact.

But the State Department's announcement doesn't formally start the process of the U.S. getting out of the voluntary agreement. That's still to come.

Still, the department described its communication as a "strong message" to the world, following President Donald Trump's decision in June to leave the accord.

"The State Department is telling the U.N. what the president already told the world on June 1 and it has no legal effect," said Nigel Purvis, who directed U.S. climate diplomacy during the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-officially-tells-paris-climate-deal-49044241

[ProudLib72]

1. That's a misleading headline

It's tRump who wants out, not the US. The majority of us want to stay in and solve the climate issue. I really wish they would report it the way it is and not make it seem like tRump represents us.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. This means that it won't actually be able to exit until after the next election

Largely making this a symbolic gesture more than anything

[Hieronymus]

3. Watch Richard Engel tonight on MSNBC.

[Not Ruth]

4. What is our intended part in the deal?

Why not implement the actions on a state by state basis? I cannot imagine that a dozen red states would have as much of an impact as half of California. Let's see California lead by example.