november 4, 2016 gop senators warn negotiators: us climate goals might not last 




a group of republican senators on thursday advised american negotiators to warn their international counterparts that president obama<u+2019>s climate goals might not survive the next administration. 




in a letter to secretary of state john kerry, the senators, led by environment and public works committee chairman james inhofe (r-okla.), noted that american commitments to the international paris climate deal aren<u+2019>t binding and could be undone by an unfriendly congress or republican presidential administration. 




<u+201c>joining international agreements using <u+2018>sole executive agreement authority<u+2019> leaves the door open for any future administration to alter its course,<u+201d> the senators wrote. <u+201c>understanding this is especially important in the context of climate change policies, because congress<u+2019>s unwillingness to support the president<u+2019>s international efforts is not the result of gridlock <u+2014> it is the result of explicit opposition.<u+201d>
gop senators warn negotiators: us climate goals might not last
kaitlyn stegall