January 10, 2017
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State.
international-climate-policy
Statement: Weakening U.S. Paris Climate Pledge would create blowback, harm America’s global standing
April 13, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC - POLITICO is reporting that President Donald Trump's most senior advisers will meet next week to discuss the Administration’s position on the Paris agreement. Some of the most extreme options being discussed include pulling out of the accord and weakening the United States’ national emissions reduction commitment.
April 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier today, Axios reported that climate denier and former EPA transition lead Myron Ebell may be pushing to weaken the United States’ commitments to the Paris Agreement, reporting that, "he prefers the administration pull out [of the Paris Agreement] entirely, but his rhetoric is softening oh so slightly, and he's saying now that no matter what decision is made, it'll be portrayed as withdrawal.
March 29, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said today that President Donald Trump would decide by late May whether to pull out of the universal climate accord reached in Paris. The Paris Climate Agreement was reached by over 190 nations in December 2015, and is an historic, world-wide pact to tackle the climate crisis.
In response, Sierra Club Peoples Climate March Campaign Coordinator Maura Cowley released the following statement:
January 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to confirm former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. During the 2016 election, ExxonMobil contributed over $350,000 to 39 Senators.
January 29, 2017
Today, Myron Ebell announced that President Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. Ebell ran the Environmental Protection Agency’s transition team prior to Trump’s inauguration.
January 22, 2017
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11 to 10 to confirm Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO, as Secretary of State.
January 16, 2017
Today, the State Department announced a new $500 million grant to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a fund created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to provide financial support for developing countries to adapt and mitigate the effects of climate disruption.
May 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Arctic Council, a coalition of eight countries, released a declaration that among other things, calls for climate action and notes the entry into force of the Paris Climate Accord. The United States has chaired the Council for the past two years, and now hands that role to Finland.
May 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, news broke that the Trump Administration will be delaying a final decision on the Paris Climate Agreement until after the G-7 Summit at the end of May.
May 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following reports that Donald Trump is considering pulling out of the Paris agreement at the behest of the nationalist and fossil fuel factions of his administration, Sierra Club Global Climate Policy Director John Coequyt released the following statement.
April 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer and eight of his Republican colleagues in the House sent a letter to Trump calling for the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement be weakened, including a rejection of the current U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), putting forth a new pledge that supports “a future for fossil fuels,” reneging on U.S. commitments to the Green Climate Fund, and promoting the fossil fuel sector.