The U.S. Is Back In Paris. Will It Regain Its Role As Climate Leader?

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The U.S. forfeited leadership in the global effort to combat climate change when it left the Paris Agreement. Now back, will the U.S. resume its former role? --- On Friday, February the 19th, the United States officially rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, bringing to an end an extended period of national disengagement from the global effort to address climate change. As the largest historic emitter of greenhouse gasses, and today’s second largest emitter behind China, U.S. engagement is critical to the global effort to address climate change. Yet the climate framework that the U.S. abandoned under the Trump administration looks different today. The U.S., rather than being a clear leader…