Post Paris Accords: Can the US lead in the Arctic without environmental standards?

... regional actors are taking. In late April, President Trump signed an executive order as part of his “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy” , which intends to open offshore drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans and conduct energy exploration ... ... Tillerson signed the Fairbanks Declaration at the 10th Arctic Council meeting in May, which recognizes the importance of the Paris agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, before passing the chairmanship to Finland’s Foreign Minister ...