White House says Trump expected to pull US from Paris deal

He has apparently been pondering what to do about that promise since the November election.

The Axios website was first to report Trump’s decision was made, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter, while other media including CNN, CBS, ABC and Politico reported the White House was expected to announce a withdrawal once details of the process have been worked out.

United States President Donald Trump has reportedly chose to withdraw from the Paris climate deal.

China, India, Canada and the European Union have said they will stick by the deal, even if the USA pulls out.

News of Trump’s expected decision drew swift reaction from the United Nations.

In a press statement, leaders from the global climate advocacy group, 350.org, called upon Canada to step up its climate game as the USA falters, and on Americans to continue fighting for domestic climate action.

The US is now one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide in the world.

Canada’s emissions amount to about 1.6 per cent of global greenhouse gases.

The frenzied chatter and speculation is on over whether President Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement this week. As of May 2017, 147 parties have ratified the agreement, out of 195 who signed onto the accord.

The agreement also established a $100 billion fund to help vulnerable countries deal with the effects of climate change. Trump has called climate change a hoax; Musk is a longtime clean-energy advocate who leads electric vehicle maker Tesla and solar energy provider SolarCity.

President Donald Trump is teasing the world about whether the USA will stay in the Paris climate agreement, an worldwide accord aimed at combating climate change.

McKenna said the rest of the world doesn’t intend to sit and wait for Trump.

The insider spoke with an Associated Press reporter on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss the decision before the official announcement. Do what I want, or I’m out of here.

In a speech delivered in Germany, she later said that Europe must “take its fate into its own hands”, rather than relying on and pandering to the US.

Guterres said he intends to convene a climate summit in 2019 to review implementation of the global climate deal.

Now the U.S.is not part of that group. “You saw that at the G7”.

In Denmark, climate minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said that “if true, this is a really, really bad signal from the United States”.

The agreement attempts to curb global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The future of our planet – and people’s lives – depend on every country keeping its commitment to meeting the Paris Agreement’s achievable standards.