It's an all around bad decision. Being a biologist, I could go all day talking about the negative effects of climate change on animals and ourselves (I've posted about it plenty of times before). But even if you wanted to argue that it's good for our economy, that just doesn't hold up. It may save a minimal amount of money in the immediate future, but it's going to be an expensive mistake as other nations continue towards using renewable resources like wind, solar and geothermal while we are still spending millions trying to squeeze out the last drops of crude oil. Switching over to these other forms of energy would naturally lower our emissions while also saving a tremendous amount of money in the long run.
I remain optimistic though; it takes 4 years to leave the agreement, but only 30 days to rejoin. As long as anyone else wins the next election, I believe we will rejoin the global initiative.
Well put. It surprises me how more funding hasn't been allocated towards harnessing these renewable resources; it only makes the most sense from both an economic & environmental perspective.