Semi-Weekly Discussion Thread - November 18, 2024

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Previous Discussion Thread

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And in environmental news, the author doesn’t understand how international agreements work. No, a presidential agreement isn’t permanent just because the agreement says the country can’t get out of it unless the others agree. In any event, if the below were true, I very much doubt the author would like how this new found power would be employed by republicans.

How Biden can score a $41-billion Trump-proof win for climate action

This week, OECD governments are in Paris negotiating an agreement that could put an end to $41 billion in annual oil and gas export finance – and crucially, this deal would be immune to political reversals, even under the future Trump administration.

The proposed OECD agreement would be particularly powerful because of its binding nature. It could only be undone if all negotiating countries agreed to reverse course – making it effectively “Trump-proof”.

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Looks like the deal is dead.

This source says the deal would be difficult for follow on admins to unwind too. But none of the reporting explains why. It’s either wishful thinking or I’m wrong/missing something. Entirely possible it’s the latter.

It seems like the reason it’s “Trump-proof” is because it’s an OECD agreement. That doesn’t mean much, I don’t think. Let’s say the next admin just decided to violate the agreement, what happens?