From thinkprogress.org:
In an effort to undermine international negotiations aimed at combating climate change, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is telling other countries not to trust President Obama’s promise to significantly reduce the United States’ carbon emissions.
In a statement released Tuesday, McConnell warned other countries to “proceed with caution” before pledging any carbon emissions reductions to the United Nations, saying the U.S. would likely not be able to meet its own climate goals. The statement came shortly after Obama announced the official U.S. plan to slash the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions as much as 28 percent as part of an international agreement brokered by the U.N.
“Even if the job-killing and likely illegal Clean Power Plan were fully implemented, the United States could not meet the targets laid out in this proposed new plan,” McConnell said, adding that “[O]ur international partners should proceed with caution before entering into a binding, unattainable deal.”
http://thinkprogress.org/...
Here is the entire statement from mcconnell.senate.gov:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s unworkable Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) in preparation for global climate talks in Paris:
Even if the job-killing and likely illegal Clean Power Plan were fully implemented, the United States could not meet the targets laid out in this proposed new plan. Considering that two-thirds of the U.S. federal government hasn’t even signed off on the Clean Power Plan and 13 states have already pledged to fight it, our international partners should proceed with caution before entering into a binding, unattainable deal.”
http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/...
What McTurtle is so worried about is the largest carbon emission deal in history, scheduled to be finalized in December, in Paris:
http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/...
Just when you thought Republicans in the Senate had reached maximum sedition...
Update 1:
From the comments, slksfca makes an excellent point:
The sordid irony is that if the U.S. is indeed unable to "meet the targets laid out in this proposed new plan," it is in large part due to the machinations of McConnell's own party.