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Why Trump's Idiotic Climate Decision Could Be a Good Thing

Climate guru Michael Liebreich is optimistic.

by Gus Lubin
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Environmentalists shouldn’t be celebrating President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, but they might be pleased with how things play out, says climate guru Michael Liebreich.

Liebreich, the founder of clean energy consultancy New Energy Finance and a former advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative’s Energy and Climate Change working group, gave some reasons for optimism in a June 1 tweetstorm.

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Thanks to Azeem Azhar’s Exponential View newsletter for spotting.

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