President Trump Confirms Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement

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 / Associated Press
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 / Associated Press

President Trump Confirms Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement

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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