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The New York Times reported yesterday that Secretary of State John Kerry is working closely with his "foreign counterparts" to ensure that the UN-backed climate change deal "does not legally qualify as a treaty," which would require Senate approval. Obama "pledged" yesterday that the United States will reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 28%, using executive orders and federal agencies to bypass congressional approval. Even EPA head Gina McCarthy said the "regulations are likely to be litigated all the way to the Supreme Court." Michael Bastasch, a reporter at The Daily Caller, writes that White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said Tuesday "that senators who 'deny' man-made global warming probably shouldn't have any say over an international agreement to cut carbon dioxide emissions." Earnest said at the press briefing that many of the Senators at least, "deny the fact that climate change even exists. So I'm not sure they would be in the best position to decide whether or not a climate change agreement is one that is worth entering into."https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics7_earnest.jpg