One of the most pressing issues being discussed in the world today is global climate change. As a leading superpower, the United States plays an integral role in how foreign environmental policy is enacted and the effectiveness of those regulations. By examining the specific regulations and proposed outcomes of both U.S. foreign policy as well as environmental diplomacy that the U.S. partakes in I will address the effects, both direct and indirect, environmental and economic, of those policies. I will use the determined effects and outcomes to decipher the pros and cons of following through or complying with such a policy on the global and national level. To research these aspects I will interview Furman professors who are well versed in environmental issues as well as researching the scientific and economic data that accompanies environmental policy on well respected climatologist websites and articles.