[2/19/21] U.S. rejoins Paris accord
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[12/15/18] KATOWICE, Poland — Diplomats from nearly
200 countries reached a deal on Saturday to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a detailed set of rules to implement the
pact.
The deal, struck after an
all-night bargaining session, will ultimately require every country in
the world to follow a uniform set of standards for measuring their
planet-warming emissions and tracking their climate policies. And it
calls on countries to step up their plans to cut emissions ahead of
another round of talks in 2020.
It
also calls on richer countries to be clearer about the aid they intend
to offer to help poorer nations install more clean energy or build
resilience against natural disasters. And it builds a process in which
countries that are struggling to meet their emissions goals can get help
in getting back on track.
The United States agreed to the deal despite President Trump’s vow to
abandon the Paris Agreement. Diplomats and climate change activists said
they hoped that fact would make it easier for the administration to
change its mind and stay in the Paris Agreement, or for a future
president to embrace the accord once again. The United States cannot
formally withdraw from the agreement until late 2020.
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