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A majority of the House Democratic caucus has signed a resolution opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time.
In the resolution, introduced Friday, more than 120 House Democrats condemned the withdrawal order, while 22 Democrats signed on to a Senate version.
The House version was led by Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), along with House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Reps. Gregory Meeks (DN. Y.) and Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.). The Senate version was led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), one of the chamber’s most vocal Democrats on climate issues.
“President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement sends a signal to our allies that the US is turning its back on a healthy and secure future for our world,” Schneider said in a statement. “This decision puts us at a competitive disadvantage against adversaries like China and reduces global ambition to tackle climate change with the seriousness and urgency it requires.”
In addition to condemning the withdrawal, Markey’s resolution “signals continued support for America’s climate ambition by congressional leaders, who continue to work with and highlight local, state, regional, tribal and nongovernmental climate partners.” , the Massachusetts senator said in a statement.
Trump announced the withdrawal from Paris on Monday as one of his first actions in office, a step he also took during his first term as president in 2017. Biden rejoined the pact on the first day of his own presidency. The withdrawal order came as part of a broader set of actions to reverse Biden-era environmental and climate policies, reflecting Trump’s campaign vows to dramatically expand domestic oil development and gas in his second term.
The resolutions come two days after billionaire and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his charitable foundation would make up lost revenue to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change due to the US withdrawal after making similar contributions during Trump’s first term.
