Trump’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreement
The Trump administration’s long-anticipated decision this week to pull the US from the world’s most important climate treaty may have been illegal, some experts say.
“In my legal opinion, he does not have the authority,” Harold Hongju Koh, former head lawyer for the US state department, told the Guardian.
In a Wednesday presidential memorandum, the president said the US “shall withdraw” from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with 65 other organizations, agencies and commissions that it deemed “contrary to the interests of the United States”. It marks the first time any country has ever moved to exit the agreement.
The UN climate body requires one year’s notice for withdrawal, so the United States will not cease being a party for a year. Trump’s memo did not specify whether or not his administration will submit a formal notice of termination to the UN.
Everything he does is illegal so when is he going to get consequences?
So what?
What did the police say?
Now when has THAT stopped him?
Of course it’s illegal. Everything this man has done his entire life is illegal.
And somehow people still believe is goal is to enforce the law
They believe he will enforce the law against non white people, and that’s all they want.
This is such a fucking weird thing to say at this point. People are living in a dreamworld to even mention this at this point.
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