The world waits.

Meanwhile, the US formally withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement yesterday, one day after the Presidential Election.

This was not just symbolic strutting:

“The American departure from the Paris Agreement also means the end of U.S. contributions to a global fund to help smaller and poorer countries that bear disproportionate costs of climate change. The United States originally pledged $3 billion to help such nations transition from fossil fuels and adapt to a hotter Earth — the largest amount of any country, but still far less than America's fair share, given its cumulative carbon emissions.

“The Trump administration withdrew two-thirds of that money. At a meeting last year, 13 other rich nations, including the United Kingdom, France and Germany, doubled their original pledges, while the U.S. declined to contribute any additional money to the fund.”

Also, the Trump administration has been actively reversing ninety-nine environmental regulations. As of mid-October, 72 were completed and 27 were in progress. The full list can be found at the NY Times (may be paywalled).

Have a nice day.