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The Paris Agreement works through peer pressure rather than enforcement. When the US withdraws, what actually happens to global climate commitments?

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When major emitters "free-ride" by withdrawing, it kills the peer pressure that drives other countries to strengthen their climate commitments, making global action much harder.

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