"As U.S. Sheds Role as Climate Change Leader, Who Will Fill the Void?"

"BONN, Germany — When President Trump announced in June that the United States would withdraw from the Paris agreement, America officially ceded its global leadership on climate change.

The retreat had actually begun months earlier, when climate change disappeared from most government websites and vanished from America’s domestic and international agendas. No longer would the United States federal government address climate change at home or raise global warming with ministers and heads of state, as former President Barack Obama and his cabinet routinely did.

It was a dramatic shift, and it was meant to be."

Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times November 12, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"A Shadow Delegation Stalks the Official U.S. Team at Climate Talks" (New York Times)

"20 States, 50 Cities Sign Pledge To Abide By Paris Agreement Even If US Withdraws" (The Hill)

"US Cities, States Defy Trump, Still Back Paris Climate Deal" (AP)

"Al Gore: A New President In 2020 Could Keep Us In Paris Agreement" (The Hill)