"That hybrid legal structure was explicitly designed in response to the political reality in the United States. A deal that would have assigned legal requirements for countries to cut emissions at specific levels would need to go before the United States Senate for ratification. That language would have been dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate, where many members question the established science of human-caused climate change, and still more wish to thwart Mr. Obama’s climate change agenda." New York Times.
Mr Xi, president of China complained certain undeveloped areas need progress of development that there is no other way around from still developing. After Obama's announcements, Republicans argued middle-income classes does not have enough money for it to continue while wealthy individuals can. This is worth reading because how climate changes affected Republicans party's takes on Climate changes and they agreed to do so because it is such a global issue. While they united on climate agreements, the nations will reconvene every five years.
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