On November 30, President Obama went to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. The president sought to encourage nations to make commitments to curb greenhouse gases, the increase of which he views as the number one issue confronting mankind.

While some may claim the resulting deal is a grand triumph, the bottom line is that this was a non-binding political document that does not impose any new obligation on the United States. What the climate deal does do, however, is signal a path the president and his left wing allies believe America should take to address climate challenges. That approach involves restricting the use of our most abundant energy supplies and imposing billions of dollars in costs on Americans in the coming years.