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The Meaning of Paris: Hope
Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director and Lead Economist, Climate & Energy | December 18, 2015, 6:54 am EDT This post is a part of a series on
Wow, the Paris Agreement! By now, you’ve read the headlines and, perhaps, many of the analyses deconstructing the details of the Paris Agreement. This post is not about all that. I’m going to share what Paris means to me, from the heart (mostly), not the head.
Why the Paris Agreement gives me hope
Last Saturday evening, as we saw the gavel come down on the adoption of the Paris Agreement, I found myself moved to tears. Tears of joy, relief, exhaustion… coupled with a huge smile. Later, there was lots of hugging and happy high-fives.