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On with, you know, a recent appointment that really completes the trifecta of climate deniers who are now leading the agencies that are charged with solving climate change. so thankfully we do have what has been called a shadow american presence that's being led by folks like governor jerry brown from california, mike bloomberg from new york, jay ensley in washington, folks that have stepped up to the plate to bring things from their municipal jurisdictions and say we're still into this agreement and we're going to press forward, notwithstanding the abdication we've seen on this issue from the...

>> katherine, the president said he wants to renegotiate the u.s.' position in the climate agreement. is that possible? >> remember the paris accord was about hitting voluntary targets, right? there were no binding parts of this agreement, which is part of the reason why actually a lot of people who care about climate change, who care about the environment thought that the deal didn't go far enough because there wasn't anything really binding within it. so it's not clear what renegotiating the terms of that deal would be, given that there are no actual terms. >> all right, good to see you both...

Critics like sheldon whitehouse brand the president's new pick for the top environmental advisor as a climate change skeptic. they accuse kathleen hartnett of rejecting basic science. meanwhile at the conference on climate change in germany, the official u.s. delegation will present its first talk tomorrow. the event promoting the use of fossil fuels. joining me katherine lampell and jake levine. jake, let me start with you. normally the united states is a leader at the environmental conference. this year's top 23 tells a very different story. it's a shadow delegation basically. what's going o...