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What U.S. exit from Paris accord means for a warming planet

What U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal means for a warming planet

11/05/2019

PBS News Hour

What U.S. exit from Paris accord means for a warming planet

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What U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal means for a warming planet

President Trump announced Monday that in a year, the U.S. will formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The global accord was signed in 2015 by nearly 200 nations pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions to slow the planet’s warming. Brookings Institution’s Todd Stern, who was chief climate negotiator during the Obama administration, joins William Brangham to discuss the fallout.

11/05/2019

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Clip: 11/6/2019 | 5m 32s | Why Edward Norton fought to deliver his new film, 'Motherless Brooklyn' (5m 32s)

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Clip: 11/5/2019 | 10m 27s | How Trump is reacting to newly released testimony from Sondland and Volker (10m 27s)

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Clip: 11/5/2019 | 4m 56s | News Wrap: 9 Americans killed in brutal Mexican ambush (4m 56s)

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Clip: 11/5/2019 | 3m 55s | What Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker said about U.S. aid to Ukraine (3m 55s)

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