ITUC Response to US Announcement on Paris Agreement

“That’s in trade policy, that’s in national security, that’s in border security, that’s in right-sizing Washington, DC, and he did that with respect to his decision yesterday on Paris”, the top Trump official said. “This decision can not and will not deter all of us who feel obliged to protect this earth”, Merkel declared. Natural gas companies hope Trump will invest in infrastructure to make it easier to ship excess supplies of natural gas worldwide.

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced criticism for not signing up a joint declaration by Germany, France and Italy in opposition to the United States move.

“To everyone for whom the future of our planet is important, I say let’s continue going down this path so we’re successful for our Mother Earth”, she said to applause from lawmakers.

France said it would work with U.S. states and cities to keep up the fight against climate change. “We will travel it together”.

Victor Flatt, professor of environmental law at the UNC School of Law, said the Paris agreement alone wasn’t going to end climate change, but it was a way to further commitment to the problem and that leaving the agreement was foolish. The US joins Syria and Nicaragua as the only countries who will ignore the global agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

“This is an insane move by this president”, California Gov.

Iran says the United States will become more isolated in the world in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull Washington out of the Paris agreement on climate change.

‘We are all custodians of this world, and that is why Canada will continue to work with the U.S.at the state level… to address climate change and promote clean growth, ‘ he continued, ‘We will also continue to reach out to the USA federal government to discuss this matter of critical importance for all humankind’.

The governors of four New England states, including Charlie Baker of MA, also said they would join the new state alliance. His decision was made despite the opposition of many members of his own administration, including chief of staff Reince Priebus, senior advisor and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and even Secretary of State Rex Tillerson-the former CEO of ExxonMobil. “It is often those who are poor who suffer the most because of the neglect of the environment, ” he said.

The European Union said it was increasing efforts with China, the world’s biggest polluter, to galvanise global efforts to implement the deal while India vowed to stick to the pact regardless of the United States. Instead, Spicer turned to Trump’s stance on jobs and America First. They both appeared on Fox News. He said participating in the pact would undermine the United States economy, wipe out jobs, weaken national sovereignty and put his country at a permanent disadvantage.

Speaking at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, Trump said he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. “I think pulling out the accord is another example of that”. The president ignored the question during an unrelated bill-signing. “Instead of preaching about clean energy, this Administration will act on it”, Perry wrote in his statement on the Paris accord.

“The decision made by US President Trump amounts to turning their backs on the wisdom of humanity”. Citing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Peduto is quick to point out that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won 77 percent of the vote in Pittsburgh.

“What you have is a president making a nonbinding withdrawal from a nonbinding agreement”, said Kevin Book, an analyst with ClearView Energy Partners.

“Trump wrongly claimed that the Paris Agreement would allow China to “build hundreds of additional coal plants” and allow India to “double its coal production by 2020” but the United States “can’t build the plants”, said Robertson.

“While the US’ decision is disheartening, we remain inspired by the growing momentum around the world to combat climate change and transition to clean growth economies”, said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

You can imagine civil society groups now calling for a boycott of products relating to Trump.