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Podcast: CBC Newfoundland Morning
Episode: President Donald Trump says the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Agreement. A MUN professor tells us what this means for the future of the agreement
Description: In 2015, 196 countries signed the Pairs Agreement. The goal was to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. After his first day in office, President Donald Trump took the U.S. out of the agreement. As the country moves away from climate action and focuses on using fossil fuels, it could affect the goals of the Agreement. Angela Carter is a professor at Memorial University who studies environmental policy and politics.