OIA condemns US withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
06/06/2017
President Trump announced the move on June 1. He said the US would work to negotiate a new deal that was “fair” for the country and that does not disadvantage US businesses.
The agreement, which was drafted in 2015, commits the US and 187 other countries to keeping the increase in global temperatures “well below” 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and trying to limit them even more, to 1.5 °C. The only two countries not to sign up were Syria and Nicaragua.
In an open letter, Ms Roberts said the outdoor industry “is among the first to experience the impacts of climate change”. She accused President Trump of threatening “not only the $887 billion outdoor industry and the 7.6 million American jobs it supports, but the very future of our planet”.
“OIA remains committed to fighting climate change through our work in Washington, DC, and statehouses across the country; through our promotion of responsible and resilient supply chains; and by continuing to educate the industry on sustainable product development practices and opportunities to limit impacts on our environment,” Ms Roberts pledged.
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