Almost 6 in 10 oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement

Macron, in a joint news conference with Bloomberg and Hidalgo, said the Paris climate pact is irreversible despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from it.

“If the USA drops out of the climate agreement… for European trade policy, this means that American production sites don’t need to abide by the climate goals”, Germany’s center-left chancellor candidate said on Thursday, speaking at the WDR Europa Forum in Berlin.

The league could probably not have avoided World War II even if the USA had been a member, but its absence certainly did not help. The leaders of Italy, Germany and France said in the statement the agreement was a “vital instrument for our planet, societies and economies”.

U.S. cities, states and businesses can fulfil commitments made by the United States under the Paris climate change agreement even though the USA has withdrawn from the pact, former NY mayor Michael Bloomberg said in Paris. Through the University’s International Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (InCEES), the Washington University Climate Change Program, the Environmental Studies Program, the Institute for Public Health, and the Office of Sustainability, our faculty, staff and students will continue to focus our institutional leadership on issues of global sustainability here in St. Louis, across the United States, and around the world. In a statement issued on Thursday, Bloomberg Philanthropies stated that the proposed donation would, among other things, “help countries implement their commitments under the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change”.

Australia’s Prime Minister told reporters earlier on Friday that Trump’s decision to leave the Paris agreement – and earlier decision to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement – “herald a United States withdrawal from global leadership”.

The Chinese and European Union leaders pledged full implementation of the Paris deal, committing to cut back on fossil fuels, developing more green technology and raising funds to help poorer countries reduce their emissions. “We’re going to have the cleanest water”, Trump said Thursday while announcing his decision to leave Paris.

NBC News’ Kristen Welker followed up later: “You’re the EPA administrator”, she said.

The president of the Federated States of Micronesia, Peter Christian who chairs the Forum, said island countries are now more determined and committed to taking serious action to address climate change and remain steadfast in their obligations under the agreement.

Mr Trump revealed his decision during a speech in the White House Rose Garden. Mr Obama had pledged to cut the nation’s emissions by 26-28 per cent by 2025. Among those who oppose Trump’s decision, 77 percent say it will hurt American leadership.

“Today we are stepping up our cooperation on climate change with China”.

“As far as the Paris accord is concerned. our government is committed, irrespective of the stand of anyone, anywhere in the world”, said Japan’s finance mMinister, Taro Aso, adding: “I’m not just disappointed, but also feel anger”.

Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, however, said on television the withdrawal would help keep US energy markets competitive, allowing for a potential for coal.