Ivanka Trump To Meet With EPA’s Pruitt Hours Before White House Meeting On Paris Accord
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Ivanka Trump is said to be actively involved in helping to shape the White House’s decision about whether to remain a part of the Paris climate agreement.
First daughter Ivanka Trump is said to be actively involved in helping to shape the White House’s decision about whether to remain a part of the Paris climate agreement.
CNBC notes that "the Paris accord [which was reached in 2015] with nearly 200 countries on board, calls for cutting carbon dioxide and other emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, believed to be the cause of climate change."
Axios is reporting that Ivanka is set to meet with Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Tuesday morning, just hours before a broader White House meeting about the deal.
According to the media outlet, “White House sources say she wants the U.S. to remain in the Paris accord, but that her main objective is to ensure the president has all the information he needs to make his decision.”
Politico had reported in December that climate change was expected to become “one of her signature issues.”
The Trump administration appears to be divided over the agreement. It is believed that Pruitt and Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon are in favor of leaving the accord while the first daughter, her husband and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson want to remain a part of it; Energy Secretary Rick Perry reportedly prefers to stay in but with renegotiated terms.
Meanwhile, Axios says that “Sources inside the White House say the president's inclination has been to pull out.”
One of the main points of contention seems to be the potential difficulty in fighting off lawsuits should the administration remain part of the international agreement; Pruitt seems to think that he would have more legal leeway in rolling back some greenhouse gas policies instituted by the Obama White House if they pull out.
Despite the nation's uncertain future in the Paris agreement, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has said that the private sector remains focused on reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
First daughter Ivanka Trump is said to be actively involved in helping to shape the White House’s decision about whether to remain a part of the Paris climate agreement.
CNBC notes that "the Paris accord [which was reached in 2015] with nearly 200 countries on board, calls for cutting carbon dioxide and other emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, believed to be the cause of climate change."
Axios is reporting that Ivanka is set to meet with Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Tuesday morning, just hours before a broader White House meeting about the deal.
According to the media outlet, “White House sources say she wants the U.S. to remain in the Paris accord, but that her main objective is to ensure the president has all the information he needs to make his decision.”
Politico had reported in December that climate change was expected to become “one of her signature issues.”
The Trump administration appears to be divided over the agreement. It is believed that Pruitt and Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon are in favor of leaving the accord while the first daughter, her husband and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson want to remain a part of it; Energy Secretary Rick Perry reportedly prefers to stay in but with renegotiated terms.
Meanwhile, Axios says that “Sources inside the White House say the president's inclination has been to pull out.”
One of the main points of contention seems to be the potential difficulty in fighting off lawsuits should the administration remain part of the international agreement; Pruitt seems to think that he would have more legal leeway in rolling back some greenhouse gas policies instituted by the Obama White House if they pull out.
Despite the nation's uncertain future in the Paris agreement, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has said that the private sector remains focused on reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.