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

... Amidst concerns that the Trump administration would be withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, US Secretary of State Rex 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 Timo Soini. Shortly after however, the earlier contradiction was compounded by President Trump’s announced withdrawal ...