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President Trump Confirms Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Timothy D. Easley

President Trump Confirms Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement

The Trump administration formally announced Monday its intention to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement on Nov. 3, 2020 — the day after the presidential election.

Reset checks in with a lead Midwest energy analyst about the global and local implications of this decision.

GUEST: James Gignac, lead Midwest energy analyst for the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists

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