US Mayors will DEFY Trump and carry on meeting the terms of the Paris Accord as Michael Bloomberg pledges to give the UN $15million to cover the cost

[superbeets]

[h=1]US Mayors will DEFY Trump and carry on meeting the terms of the Paris Accord as Michael Bloomberg pledges to give the UN $15million to cover the cost of the president's withdrawal[/h]

• More than 1,400 mayors of US cities have formed a coalition to meet the agreements of the Paris Climate Accord
• On Thursday, President Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 pact
• Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday in Paris that his foundation would help coordinate a US effort called America's Pledge
• Bloomberg also pledged to provide the $15million he says the UN Climate Change Secretariat will lose from President Trump's withdrawal from the pact

 

[superbeets]

US mayors have announced that they will work on their own to meet the agreements of the Paris Climate Accord.
In defiance of President Donald Trump's announcement that he had withdrawn the US from the 2015 pact, more than 1,400 mayors of American cities with populations of 30,000 or more have formed the US Conference of Mayors and agreed to meet environmental goals.
Also rallying against the president is former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is forming a bipartisan coalition of states, cities and business leaders to meet the climate pact's targets even as the president rescinds the nation's commitment to it.

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More than 1,400 mayors of American cities with populations of 30,000 or more have formed the US Conference of Mayors and agreed to meet environmental goals of the Paris Climate Accord despite President Trump announcing US withdrawal (From left to right: Mayors Elizabeth Kautz, Burnsville, Minnesota; Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California, pictured in 2011)

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in Paris on Friday, where he announced his foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, would help coordinate a US effort called 'America's Pledge' (Bloomberg, left, and Hidalgo, center, at the 2015 COP21, Paris Climate Conference)

 

[superbeets]

'We don't need Washington to tell us,' the Republican mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, Elizabeth Kautz told CBS News.
'We're going to do it because it's the right thing to do.'
Jon Mitchell, the Democrat mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, said that several initiatives have long been underway in US cities across the country.
Such examples include LED lighting, proliferation of solar technology, and bike-share programs.
'Virtually every city in America is doing these things,' Mitchell told CBS News.
'And to the extent that any of these initiatives are cost prohibitive, most of the states have incentive programs in place to fill the market gaps.
'So, regardless of what the president says, these things are not going to slow down. The commitment is there and the rationale is compelling.'

 

[superbeets]

Across the Atlantic, Bloomberg has built his own coalition of local officials, businesses and other groups to help reach climate benchmarks.
The business mogul met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in Paris on Friday, where he announced his foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, would help coordinate a US effort called America's Pledge.
He also pledged to provide the $15 million he says the UN Climate Change Secretariat will lose from President Trump's withdrawal from the pact.

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The business mogul (pictured in May 2017 in San Francisco) also pledged to provide the $15 million that he says the UN Climate Change Secretariat will lose from President Trump's withdrawal from the pact

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Despite the president (pictured Thursday, announcing US withdrawal) rescinding the nation's commitment to the accord, the White House appeared to encourage cooperation among local and state entities on their own

 

[superbeets]

'Americans don't need Washington to meet our Paris commitment, and Americans are not going to let Washington stand in the way of fulfilling it,' he said.
'That's the message mayors, governors, and business leaders all across the US have been sending.'
It remains unclear if Bloomberg's newly formed group and the US Conference of Mayors will work together.
However, the White House appeared to encourage cooperation among local and state entities on their own.
'If a mayor or a governor wants to enact a policy...they're accountable to their own voters and that's what they should do,' said Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
'We believe in states' rights and so, if a locality, municipality or a state wants to enact a policy that their voters, or their citizens believe in, then that's what they should do.'
'Let me tell you that the mayors won't quit, because for us - we live close to our people and we care about the environment,' Kautz said.
'We care about energy efficiency and we want to make sure that people know that mayors won't quit.'

Read more:

• Michael Bloomberg, U.S. mayors vow to meet Paris targets even without Trump - CBS News

 

[superbeets]

I'm all in favor of any private citizen giving money toward climate change...just leave the taxpayers out of it!

 

[pathologist]

Unbelievable how dumb these alarmist got to where they are

 

[Willie99]

cute, except they can't do anything

1) 15 million dollars one time is just a tad bit short one hundred billion dollars annually

2) they can't impose standards on a nation, never mind the world

3) compliance was voluntary to begin with, so what are they going to impose again?

4) measurement is on the honor system to begin with, so whoopdie dooptie doo

5) and everyone can measure progress however they so choose, are youse kidding me? what a bunch of fucking idiots


is that libtardism in a nutshell or what?

costly program that really accomplishes nothing and enforces nothing but lets liberals enjoy yet another silly circle jerk

some people want results, other people just want to naively feel good about something

 

[Dave007inVegas]

To put this into perspective...

The United States Geological Survey recognizes 35,000 cities and towns.
To be recognized by the United States Geological Survey, a place simply
has to have a permanent population and buildings. It does not have to be incorporated.

That means there are 33,600 cities that won't participate.

As for Bloomberg, if he wants to bankroll the climate change effort, I say knock your
shocks off. Better you than the American taxpayers.

 

[ScottL]

You have to admire a guy who's smart enough to earn 15 million and dumb enough to waste it at the UN #TrickorTreatforUNICEF

 

[HamGlaze]

These mayors will defy Trump and we will defy these mayors.

 

[mplastered]

You have to admire a guy who's smart enough to earn 15 million and dumb enough to waste it at the UN #TrickorTreatforUNICEF

That's so awesome. Where were they from the beginning

 

[mplastered]

Hell yea

To put this into perspective...

The United States Geological Survey recognizes 35,000 cities and towns.
To be recognized by the United States Geological Survey, a place simply
has to have a permanent population and buildings. It does not have to be incorporated.

That means there are 33,600 cities that won't participate.

As for Bloomberg, if he wants to bankroll the climate change effort, I say knock your
shocks off. Better you than the American taxpayers.

Hell yea

 

[mplastered]

I'm all in favor of any private citizen giving money toward climate change...just leave the taxpayers out of it!

Cheers Sb

 

[PatsFan1283]

If cities or states want to curb emissions or fossil fuel use or invest in technology, that isn't "defying" anyone.

That's how federalism is supposed to work.

 

[Willie99]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ good point, something like the "Paris Accord" has nothing to do with the Constitution, and if the lazy aloof "least prepared man in the room" had his foolishness blessed by actual legislation, Trump couldn't simply choose not to ignore it

Dude fucked up everything he touched

Hope & Change

 

[roadreeler57]

Why doesnt he give it to the US Treasury to help pay off the debt instead......The UN Duh...

 

[Willie99]

I wonder how them there mayors plan on changing auto emission standards?

Any ideas on where they're going to have their residents buy electricity?

Are they going to build their own cars and power plants now? I know I know, they're going to turn of their lights at night!!!!!! maybe? well, some nights anyhow



Someone should tell Bloomberg to stick to protecting Americans from "soda pop", he's much more effective at that

 

[candy7]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ good point, something like the "Paris Accord" has nothing to do with the Constitution, and if the lazy aloof "least prepared man in the room" had his foolishness blessed by actual legislation, Trump couldn't simply choose not to ignore it

Dude fucked up everything he touched

Hope & Change

the man was a magician: he turned gold into shit

 

[Dave007inVegas]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ good point, something like the "Paris Accord" has nothing to do with the Constitution, and if the lazy aloof "least prepared man in the room" had his foolishness blessed by actual legislation, Trump couldn't simply choose not to ignore it

Dude fucked up everything he touched

Hope & Change

Such legislation wouldn't have passed. Thus the end around.
What it allowed him to do is thump his chest and declare he
was the savior of the world. Now he's just pathetic.