1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 25, 2021United States Rejoins the Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Options for CongressOn January 20, 2020, President Joe Biden accepted, on behalf of the United States, the Paris Agreement (PA), an international accord to address climate change for
2、 decades to come. The acceptance took effect on February 19, 202177 days after the United States withdrawal took effect under the Trump Administration. The withdrawal took effect exactly four years after the United States first became a Party to the PA under the Obama Administration. Congress may co
3、nsider implications of U.S. participation in the PA along several dimensions, including foreign policy, economic, environmental, and legal. Although the President holds constitutional authority for U.S. foreign policy, the Senate may provide advice and consent, should the President submit the PA to
4、be a treaty under U.S. law. Congress, by virtue of its own constitutional authorities, has options for shaping, funding, and conducting oversight of strategiesinternational and domesticassociated with U.S. PA commitments. Congress may seek to consult with the Administration on climate change and for
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