ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANN THOMPSON WITH THOSE
DETAILS. >> Reporter: CLIMATE SCIENTISTS SAY THE
WARNING SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE FROM MONTANA SHRINKING
GLACIERS TO AUSTRALIA'S BLEACHING GREAT BARRIER REEF, A
TREND THAT COULD WORSEN EXPERTS SAY NOW THAT THE U.S., THE
SECOND LARGEST CARBON EMITTER IN THE WORLD PLANS TO PULL OUT OF
THE PARIS AGREEMENT. >> THAT MEANS RECORD HEAT, MORE DROUGHT IN
SOME PLACES, TORRENTIAL RAINS AND FLOODS IN OTHER
PLACES, SEA LEVEL RISING DROWNING COASTAL AREAS, THE
WORLD WILL BE A MESS. >> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
LABELS CLIMATE CHANGE A THREAT MULTIPLIER FUELING INTERNATIONAL
CONFLICTS BUT TODAY THE PRESIDENT FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMY,
CLAIMING THE PARIS ACCORD WOULD COST THE U.S. $3 TRILLION IN
LOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND 6.5 MILLION INDUSTRIAL JOBS.
>> THE PRESIDENT SITED A PARTICULAR STUDY DEBUNKED BECAUSE IT
MAKES ALL SORTS OF INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT AMERICA'S ROLE.
>> UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT, THE U.S. PLEDGED TO REDUCE
EMISSIONS 26% BY 2025. IN 2015, IT WAS ALMOST HALF WAY TO THAT GOAL
HELPED BY POWER COMPANIES CHOOSING CHEAPER, CLEANER
NATURAL GAS INSTEAD OF POLLUTING COAL. THE COAL INDUSTRY
HOPES THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS WILL IGNITE A
RENAISSANCE BUT THIS WEEK ALONE TWO CLOSED. MANY STATES AND CITIES
VOW TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. CALIFORNIA LAUNCHING
ITS OWN GLOBAL COALITION WITH CANADA AND MEXICO.
LOS ANGELES IS REDUCING ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH THE
BIGGEST ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET IN THE COUNTRY.
>> WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO GET OFF OF COAL BY 2025.
>> Reporter: AND VIRGINIA IS ESTABLISHING IT'S
STANDARDS FOR POWER PLANTS. MANY PARTS OF AMERICA
OPTING FOR CLEANER ENERGY SOURCES WITH OR

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