No matter what your beliefs on climate change are, you cannot deny that President Obama violated Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution by not treating the Paris Agreement as a treaty and submitting it to the Senate for advice and consent, just like every other major piece of environmental legislation that has come before it. It also violates the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. The following article explains the legal aspects of unchecked, unlawful executive power in regards to this agreement:
http://www.heritage.org/testimony/paris-...al-america

"In terms of climate benefits produced by Paris, there are practically none.

"Even if every country met its commitments—a big “if” considering China has already underreported its carbon dioxide emissions, and there are no repercussions for failing to meet the pledges—the changes in the earth’s temperature would be almost undetectable."
http://www.heritage.org/environment/comm...-agreement

The free market is the best place to innovate with better energy technologies, not mandated by governments spending other peoples' money. Not participating in this one agreement doesn't prevent anything constructive pro-environmental policies in the future.

Solyndra ring any bells?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...a-scandal/

And here is analysis of the impact the Paris Accords would've had on the American economy.
http://www.heritage.org/environment/repo...ially-zero

I'm curious to see how California will be able keep up with the Paris Accords to torpedo their own economy more than they already have. The state is broke and on the verge of bancrupcy due to many years of anti-business policies and laws, as well as big, unfunded public pensions. Many companies have already left, including Nestlé, Hardee's and Toyota. And let's not forget that California has had Gov. Brown before...

"Vranich reports that the bitter negative perceptions of California for business began during Jerry Brown’s first chaotic two terms as California Governor from 1975 to 1983. Things got so bad that the Governor instructed his aides in 1977 to begin wearing “California Means Business” buttons."

"California had almost the lowest poverty rate in the nation in 1977 at about 11.8 percent. But after the mass migration of 9,000 businesses, California’s 16.4 percent poverty rate is substantially higher than the 14.5 percent national average and near the top overall."
https://www.google.com/amp/www.breitbart...-2008/amp/

"The key takeaway from the Mercatus Center's list is that the vast majority of the states in poor fiscal health are blue states, demonstrating yet again how lavish government spending is unsustainable and economically unviable in the long run. The dismal return on CalPERS's investments are particularly reflective of that common sense economic reality."
http://www.dailywire.com/news/7619/9-mos...on-bandler