Speaking at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit in Brussels, Prince Charles sharply criticized climate change skeptics. He said they were playing “a reckless game of roulette” with the planet’s future, and lamented their “corrosive effect” on public opinion. Prince Charles also touched on the need to protect fisheries and the Amazon rain forest, and to make low-carbon emissions afforable and competitive. GR

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The Impact of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in the United States
The United States, under the Obama administration, joined the Paris Agreement in 2015 and committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025. However, in June 2017, the Trump administration announced its intention to withdraw from the agreement (Shear). In April 2021, President Joe