Facts trump hysteria. According to this morning's WSJ:
Energy intensity - the amount of energy necessary to create a dollar of gross national product - has plunged 58% in the U.S. since 1990, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the same period, intensity declined merely 37% in OECD Europe, 20% in Japan, 22% in Mexico and 7% in Korea.
The fact is that economic growth creates the conditions for true virtue with respect to the environment - because it is growth that underwrites the technological progress that improves efficiency, reduces waste and creates the wealth necessary to address the consequences of climate change.
The Paris Accords' only value is that of virtue-signaling. But deeds trump words. The United States has proven that it can create more wealth while using less resources. It is folly for us to surrender our advantages, our prosperity and our sovereignty so China can keep on belching so much damn coal smoke their citizens wear masks while walking the street.