Paris Treaty and the USA
Trump recently created headlines by moving out of the Paris Treaty. Certainly, it is a matter of concern-the Biggest Superpower has stepped out of an agreement, which atleast on paper, endeavours to save the Earth. However, in order to know the implications of the withdrawal of US from the treaty, it has to be understood that what exactly is Paris Treaty. One, it is all about not letting humans increase the global temperature by 2% till end of the century. The countries themselves have to set targets as BIG as possible to meet the target of not increasing the global temperature by 2% by the end of the century, preferably 1.5%. Two, the Paris Treaty is non-punitive. That means there are no punishments if the countries did not meet their self-created targets. That is had Trump not announced withdrawal from the treaty, no one could have forced him to meet the targets. But given the loud and nasty way Trump runs the administration, he declared withdrawal. And this stunned media