What could the Paris climate accord accomplish?

Name: What could the Paris climate accord accomplish?
Uploaded: 2016-10-06T23:05:06Z
Duration: P459S
Description: The international climate agreement is set to take effect next month, after the European Parliament ratified it earlier this week. Hillary Clinton supports the Paris accord but Donald Trump says if elected, he would withdraw from it. Judy Woodruff speaks with climatologist Gavin Schmidt for more on what will take effect under the treaty and what climate science says about global warming.

Clip: 10/06/2016 | 7m 39s

The international climate agreement is set to take effect next month, after the European Parliament ratified it earlier this week. Hillary Clinton supports the Paris accord but Donald Trump says if elected, he would withdraw from it. Judy Woodruff speaks with climatologist Gavin Schmidt for more on what will take effect under the treaty and what climate science says about global warming.

Aired: 10/06/16

Rating: NR

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