Why the Paris climate deal is a total sham

In the end, this was about getting great headlines and photo-ops, not climate change

Some don't believe that climate summit agreement will work.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen)

Oh, the self-congratulation! Heads of state and foreign ministers shaking hands and patting each other on the back for a historic, wonderful climate deal. And oh, how the media is lapping it up. Historic, historic, we tell you!

Except that it's all a sham.

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.