In the US, a number of states, cities and corporations will voluntarily take on a significant part of the burden of implementing the global climate pact, reports NV referring to the Air Force.
Leading members of the Conference of Mayors of the United States, which brings together the mayors of 1408 settlements in America with a population of more than 30 thousand. People said that they did not support Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Treaty and would continue to struggle with the reduction of greenhouse emissions.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $ 1.5 billion allocation plan for renewable energy investments. In addition, he intends to spend $ 190 million to install solar panels on the roofs of public schools and other institutions.
It is noted that the governor has headed for renewable energy after the catastrophic hurricane Sandy, which hit the northeast of the United States in 2012.
"While the federal government is not responsible for combating climate change and harming our environment and the economy, New York is playing a leading role in the struggle for the clean energy of the future," Kuomo said in a statement..
The publication notes that by signing the pact in December 2015, the US pledged to reduce by 2025 the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by 26% compared with the level of 2005. At the moment, America has accomplished this task by half.
Recall, June 1, US President Donald Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate.
World leaders negatively reacted to Trump's decision to withdraw from this agreement.
The deal aimed at combating global warming was adopted in December 2015 in Paris. 195 countries-participants of the agreement committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent an increase in the average annual temperature in the world by more than two degrees Celsius. Ideally, the average temperature increase should not exceed one and a half degrees. At the same time, each of the countries should independently determine its policy on reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The Paris Agreement obliges the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% by 2025 compared to 2005 levels.
For the agreement to enter into force, it must pass ratification in 55 countries, which together produce a minimum of 55% of the world's greenhouse gas. The US planned to ratify the agreement as early as 2016. It is expected that the US refusal to significantly slow down the process of acquiring the Paris Agreement into force.