EU, China back climate pact after Trump pullout

Chinese premier Li Keqiang and leading officials from the European Union are reaffirming their commitment to a landmark climate change agreement, a day after Donald Trump said he was pulling the USA out of the Paris accord.

Dozens of cities said that they would work for the goals of the accord, regardless of Trump’s move.

Russian President Vladimir Putin today urged the world to work with Donald Trump on climate, insisting he did not “judge” the USA leader for quitting the landmark Paris accord. But he did not go as far as other mayors in resisting Trump’s decision; he declined to endorse his area Thursday to the Paris Agreement, The Miami Herald reported.

Glencore, which is the biggest shipper of export quality coal, says the fuel is likely to remain the cheapest source of energy for many emerging economies, but it is seeking to use more renewable energy for its own operations.

The leader of the country to next hold the rotating presidency of the European Union called Trump’s decision “very bad, very negative”.

“We must also aim to collaborate with other nations in drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions”, added Ms Jayapal.

Trump said Washington would not honour its carbon-cutting contribution, nor worldwide climate finance commitments made under his predecessor Barack Obama.

In order to reach our 2020 target, Ireland needs to be cutting emissions on average by about five per cent per year.

Merkel’s remarks on June 2 added to a wave of worldwide condemnation of Trump’s move, with US allies and rivals alike decrying his decision.

Experts say United States decision will have little impact on India, but it certainly will make it much more hard for the world to attain global greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

“Everyone is impacted and if we do nothing our children will know a world of migrations, of wars of shortage, a risky world, it is not the future we want for ourselves, it is not the future we want for our children, it is not the future we want for our world”.

France, Germany, Italy then issued a joint statement saying the Paris agreement could not be renegotiated.

“To all the scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and responsible citizens who were disappointed by the decision by the president of the United States, I want to say they will find in France a second homeland”, Macron said. “And by exiting, you are fulfilling yet one more campaign promise to the American people”, Pruitt said.

But he added that he was prepared to try and figure out a new agreement, or change the conditions of the Paris deal.

However, several major USA business leaders were adamantly criticizing the Trump administration’s move.

“Am departing presidential councils, ” Musk wrote on Twitter following Trump’s announcement.

Nicaragua, is a tiny emitter, with a 0.03% share of global emissions, but it is at risk from extreme storms, which experts blame on the overheating caused by climate change.