Where do you get the trillions of dollars, Wig?  The Paris accord makes no mention of financial penalties, nor does it prescribe how nations go about reducing their carbon footprint.  And you have inferred something in my post that isn’t there – namely, “US is free to ignore…..”   I said nothing of the kind, and recognize that many in both the public and private sector are still taking steps.

My post is intended to point out that it would be a good symbolic gesture if the POTUS acknowledged the problem and promised to take steps as most other countries have done.

At its heart, Paris is symbolic – no more.