"The climate bill that House Democrats plan to vote on this week wouldn't reduce a single ton of greenhouse gas emissions.
Instead, it aims to keep the United States in the Paris climate accord by barring President Trump from using federal funds to withdraw from the landmark agreement. But it has no chance of becoming law under Trump, and if a Democrat defeats him next year, it would become obsolete.
The entire Democratic field of presidential candidates has expressed support for the global deal agreed to by 195 nations in 2015. A New York Times survey of 18 Democrats seeking the presidency showed that none opposed U.S. participation in the deal, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who threw his hat into the ring on April 25, is likely to claim that the Obama administration's role in brokering the accord is part of his legacy."
Jean Chemnick and Mark K. Matthews report for ClimateWire May 1, 2019.
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