[20190405]IF10668_美国退出巴黎气候变化协议的潜在影响.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 5, 2019Potential Implications of U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate ChangeOn June 1, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement (PA), an international accord to address climate change over the coming century. In a December 2018 meeting of the Parties, an official U.S. statement reiterated the intent to withdraw “absent the identification of terms that are more favorable to the American people.” Congress may wish to consider implications of the Presidents intent in several dimensions: foreign policy, economic, environmental, and legal. What Is the Paris Agreement? The PA exists under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The United States ratified the UNFCCC in 1992 with the advice and consent of the Senate. In 2016, President Obama accepted the PA without requesting the Senates advice and consent; the Department of State took the view that the PA contained no substantive, legal obligations for the United States beyond those already required by the UNFCCC. Currently, the PA has 185 Partiesgovernments that have ratified or accepted the ag