Trump won't stop Americans hitting the Paris climate targets. Here's how we do it | Michael Bloomberg

Forget the White House, a new coalition of cities, businesses and universities are taking a lead role in fighting climate change

The global effort to confront climate change was hobbled for many years by the mistaken idea that only national governments and international rules could solve the problem. The Paris agreement, which recognizes and supports voluntary carbon-reduction efforts by cities, regions and businesses, was an important step in the right direction. Ironically, no one has done more to demonstrate the agreement’s strengths than its most prominent critic: Donald Trump.

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