Paris
Biden reaffirms commitment to rejoining Paris climate accord
November 9, 2020"He will lead an effort to get every major country to ramp up the ambition of their domestic climate targets."
Read moreStatues also die as racist memorials come down in Europe
June 15, 2020The first week of European and particularly French and Francophone protests in the wake of the U.S. Black Lives Matter movement concerned parallel police actions against French minorities.
Read more“Our Lady on fire, France in tears”—Notre Dame blaze horrifies world
April 16, 2019The French Communist Party said the cathedral was “a collective work of architects, workers, craftsmen, and builders” who over centuries had “carved a jewel.”
Read moreTrump pulls out of Paris climate accord
June 1, 2017President Trump may make a decision that would widen a rift between the U.S. and its allies, as well as take an enormous step backward in the fight against climate change.
Read moreAfter Paris: Examining the COP 21 climate agreement
December 18, 2015The agreement signed by 195 countries in Paris triggered commentary on its merit or lack thereof; but first, let's look at the positives.
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