Obama to seek 'every opportunity' to push climate plans in 2016, experts say

On the heels of the Paris climate deal, the president is likely to focus on the environment in his final year in office - and Congress can do little to stop him

Barack Obama will defend the Paris climate change agreement and forge ahead on his environmental agenda until his final days in the White House, according to analysts. And there is very little Obama's opponents in Congress can do to stop him - unless they win the elections and install a Republican in the White House in 2017.

Republicans' initial attempts to derail the Paris agreement fell flat, with Congress failing to deliver on threats to cut off climate aid to developing countries or block the deal.