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| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=480 | McKinley: Climate Deal Is Just Window Dressing | 2015-12-14 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the climate change agreement reached in Paris on Saturday: "As the public reads through the Paris climate agreement they will understand that it is simply window dressing. While the aftermath of the agreement has been full of self-congratulatory applause and high-minded rhetoric about saving the planet, the real impact of the agreement is questionable. It appears to be more about President Obama's desire to embellish his legacy than making a tangible difference in global temperatures. share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the climate change agreement reached in Paris on Saturday: As the public reads through the Paris climate agreement they will understand that it is simply window dressing. While the aftermath of the agreement has been full of self-congratulatory applause and high-minded rhetoric about saving the planet, the real impact of the agreement is questionable. It appears to be more about President Obama's desire to embellish his legacy than making a tangible difference in global temperatures. As Secretary of State John Kerry admitted yesterday, the deal doesn't have mandatory targets for reduction and it doesn't have an enforcement, compliance mechanism.' It is a feel-good exercise that will have little impact in the real world. The ink on the agreement is barely dry, and India has already indicated it will continue with plans to double coal production by 2020. Developing countries like China and India will continue to need affordable energy as they grow, and no agreement can change that. The Obama Administration deliberately shaped the agreement to circumvent Congress because it knows this plan wouldn't stand a chance of approval. The agreement could not be ratified as a treaty, because Congress will not go along with a policy to move away from coal and natural gas and hurt our economy, increase energy prices, and destroy jobs in the process." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |