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16 Loy. U. Chi. Int'l L. Rev. 265 (2020)
The Paris Agreement, Forced Migration, and America's Changing Refugee Policy

handle is hein.journals/intnlwrv16 and id is 280 raw text is: THE PAIUs AGREEMENT, FORCED MIGRATION, AND AMERICA' S CHANGING REFUGEE POLICY Alice R. O'Connell I. Introduction In October of 2016, the United Nations (U.N.) Framework Convention on Climate Change met the threshold of ratification votes required to enact into force a set of international rules and regulations colloquially referred to as the Paris Agreement (Agreement).' This Agreement sought to strengthen the global response to climate change by outlining the expectations for research, in- dustry, and policy that each ratifying party to the convention would be expected to uphold.2 The Agreement entered into force thirty days after the date of ratifica- tion, representing a high-water mark in international cooperation on the subject of global climate change.3 According to the U.N. Framework's official website, the United States (U.S.) signed onto the Paris Agreement on April 22, 2016.4 Their ratification was approved by the U.N. on September 3, 2016, and the accords formally went into force for the U.S. on November 4, 2016.5 However, there is a degree of controversy surrounding the U.S.' continued participation in the Paris Agreement. On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be withdrawing from any participation in the Paris Agreement.6 Citing wildly unfair environmental standards to be imposed upon American businesses and workers, the President expressed an interest in negotiating a better deal for the U.S. with regard to their role in the continuing climate change discussion.7 As of this article's publication, however, no such deal has been established. The U.S. sits at something of a crossroads with the international community on the matter of climate change and the nation's role in stemming its tide. This lack of legal and political clarity could well spell disaster for a demographic of individuals who stand to lose the most from the implications of global climate change. This article will seek to establish a legal definition of climate migrancy as it pertains to domestic and international standards. U.N. Doc. FCCC/CP/2015/L.9/Rev/1 (Dec. 12, 2015). 2 Id. 3 Id. 4 PARIS AGREEMENT - STATUS OF RATIFICATION, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, http://unfccc.int/paris-agreement/items/9444.phpc (last visited Nov. 27, 2018). 5 Id. 6 Michael D. Shear, Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement, N.Y. TIMES (June 1, 2017), https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/climate/trump-paris-climate-agreement.html?_r-0. 7 Id. Volume 16, Issue 2 Loyola University Chicago International Law Review 265

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