{"id":3298,"date":"2015-12-17T14:26:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2015-12-17T14:35:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:35:22","slug":"chait-the-paris-climate-deal-is-president-obamas-biggest-accomplishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/chait-the-paris-climate-deal-is-president-obamas-biggest-accomplishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Chait: The Paris Climate Deal Is President Obama\u2019s Biggest Accomplishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3299\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2015\/12\/climate-deal-is-obamas-biggest-accomplishment.html?mid=rss#\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/chait-the-paris-climate-deal-is-president-obamas-biggest-accomplishment\/14-obama-paris-w529-h352\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/14-obama-paris.w529.h352.jpg?fit=529%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"529,352\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"14-obama-paris.w529.h352\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/14-obama-paris.w529.h352.jpg?fit=529%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3299\" class=\"wp-image-3299 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/14-obama-paris.w529.h352-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"14-obama-paris.w529.h352\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/14-obama-paris.w529.h352.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/14-obama-paris.w529.h352.jpg?w=529&amp;ssl=1 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Barack Obama touts the climate agreement. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2015\/12\/climate-deal-is-obamas-biggest-accomplishment.html\">Jonathan Chait argues that last week&#8217;s climate deal is the most significant of Obama&#8217;s long list of accomplishments<\/a>. \u00a0I tend to agree. \u00a0See Chait&#8217;s recent piece below, and while I&#8217;m at it, here are\u00a0some other recent contributions on the crucial issue of climate change.<\/p>\n<div id=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_151a6510782:19181fe:48f117c4_main\" class=\"u0Entry \" data-defaultview=\"u0Entry\" data-inlineentryid=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_151a6510782:19181fe:48f117c4\" data-entryid=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_151a6510782:19181fe:48f117c4\" data-alternate-link=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/125806\/paris-climate-deal-gop-candidates-move-nothing-happened\" data-title=\"What Paris Climate Deal? GOP Candidates Move On As If Nothing Happened\" data-navigation=\"inline\" data-actionable=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_151a6510782:19181fe:48f117c4\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lastModified\"><span class=\"sourceTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/#subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/taxonomy\/term\/57604\/feed\" data-uri=\"subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/taxonomy\/term\/57604\/feed\">TNR<\/a><\/span><a id=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_151a6510782:19181fe:48f117c4_main_title\" class=\"title read\" href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/125806\/paris-climate-deal-gop-candidates-move-nothing-happened\" target=\"_blank\" data-inlineentryid=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_151a6510782:19181fe:48f117c4\" data-navigation=\"inline\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0What Paris Climate Deal? GOP Candidates Move On As If Nothing Happened<\/a> <span class=\"u0Summary\">In the wake of the two-week climate conference in Paris, at which 195 countries agreed to significantly curb carbon emissions, the world has moved on to the question of how to implement such an ambitious plan. The fifth Republican presidential debate Tuesday night, however, will move in its own orbit. When Republicans have talked about climate change, it hasn\u2019t been to propose solutions, but to ra&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"sourceInfo\"><span class=\"sourceTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/#subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JamesFallows\" data-uri=\"subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JamesFallows\">James Fallows<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"+DL6Qi81rM9K4FoeBp8VAFoGtgRjaNz6LCV7xCssJTU=_15199f3687e:1931e2:8d882e7_nbrRecommendations\" class=\"noNoiseMarker\" data-alternatelink=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2015\/12\/obama-chessmaster-or-pawn\/420195\/\" data-age=\"97.079375\" data-engagement=\"4093\" data-enriched=\"no\"><\/span><a id=\"+DL6Qi81rM9K4FoeBp8VAFoGtgRjaNz6LCV7xCssJTU=_15199f3687e:1931e2:8d882e7_main_title\" class=\"title read\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2015\/12\/obama-chessmaster-or-pawn\/420195\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-inlineentryid=\"+DL6Qi81rM9K4FoeBp8VAFoGtgRjaNz6LCV7xCssJTU=_15199f3687e:1931e2:8d882e7\" data-navigation=\"inline\">Obama: Chessmaster, not Pawn<\/a> <span class=\"u0Summary\">Four years ago at this time, I was in the middle of writing what became a cover story with the (immodest) title \u201cObama, Explained.\u201d In it, I examined whether the slow, understated, long-game approach of a one-term president about to run&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"sourceInfo\">\u00a0<span class=\"sourceTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/#subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JonathanChaitRssFeed\" data-uri=\"subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JonathanChaitRssFeed\">Jonathan Chait <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"Dz51gkBgvGUvFOfTATCYLB2uqVaBIaGGazzxpZh2WL0=_151a105fde6:1baa679:141e2ca8_main_title\" class=\"title read\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/JonathanChaitRssFeed\/~3\/BNR7Xm0GZtE\/story01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-inlineentryid=\"Dz51gkBgvGUvFOfTATCYLB2uqVaBIaGGazzxpZh2WL0=_151a105fde6:1baa679:141e2ca8\" data-navigation=\"inline\">The Paris Climate Deal Is President Obama\u2019s Biggest Accomplishment<\/a> <span class=\"u0Summary\">This weekend, leaders from 196 countries approved the first global agreement to limit greenhouse-gas emissions in human history. The pact is a triumph of international diplomacy shared by diplomats across the planet. It also represents the culmination of a patient strategy by the Obama administration that unfolded over years, and&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"sourceInfo\">\u00a0<span class=\"sourceTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/#subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/taxonomy\/term\/57604\/feed\" data-uri=\"subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/taxonomy\/term\/57604\/feed\">TNR\u00a0<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_1518d2e6a21:51ca8c7:1ba91209_nbrRecommendations\" class=\"noNoiseMarker\" data-alternatelink=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/125524\/ted-cruzs-tiny-army-climate-denying-scientists\" data-age=\"168.73243194444444\" data-engagement=\"44\" data-enriched=\"no\"><\/span><a id=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_1518d2e6a21:51ca8c7:1ba91209_main_title\" class=\"title read\" href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/125524\/ted-cruzs-tiny-army-climate-denying-scientists\" target=\"_blank\" data-inlineentryid=\"zSWVeHzk25GI9zEC0r7ntdAXVse8UEy0\/+yd2f9+BUg=_1518d2e6a21:51ca8c7:1ba91209\" data-navigation=\"inline\">Ted Cruz\u2019s Tiny Army of Climate-Denying Scientists<\/a> <span class=\"u0Summary\">Ted Cruz doesn\u2019t believe in man-made climate change or the science behind it. 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Round-the-clock negotiations are set to begin on Wednesday night, and there\u2019s still a lot to be decided. What\u2019s not up for negotiation is the eventual impact humanity may feel if governments continue on their current path. Nearly every country has pledged to do something, but those&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"sourceInfo\"><span class=\"sourceTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/#subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/blogs\/politics\/politics-rss\" data-uri=\"subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/blogs\/politics\/politics-rss\">Charles Pierce <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"AKVXKub1WaQ7PcrAmQzw4BtXyqfR32XJR5BoRQfjXBk=_1518d19c764:5146f2a:1ba91209_main_title\" class=\"title read\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/news\/a40351\/cities-underwater-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-inlineentryid=\"AKVXKub1WaQ7PcrAmQzw4BtXyqfR32XJR5BoRQfjXBk=_1518d19c764:5146f2a:1ba91209\" data-navigation=\"inline\">What Your Favorite Cities Will Look Like if We Do Nothing About Climate Change<\/a> <span class=\"u0Summary\">Fancy a swim?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"sourceInfo\"><span class=\"sourceTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/#subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JonathanChaitRssFeed\" data-uri=\"subscription\/feed\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JonathanChaitRssFeed\">Jonathan Chait <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"Dz51gkBgvGUvFOfTATCYLB2uqVaBIaGGazzxpZh2WL0=_1518311b2b2:ac60be:141e2ca8_main_title\" class=\"title read\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/JonathanChaitRssFeed\/~3\/kK6UUgyI_Oc\/story01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-inlineentryid=\"Dz51gkBgvGUvFOfTATCYLB2uqVaBIaGGazzxpZh2WL0=_1518311b2b2:ac60be:141e2ca8\" data-navigation=\"inline\">Whether Up Is Down or Down Is Up , There\u2019s Never a Need to Reduce Emissions at The Wall Street Journal Editorial Page<\/a> <span class=\"u0Summary\">For a few years now, President Obama has had this crazy idea in his head that he could work together with China to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. 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