Donald Trump withdraws US from Paris climate accord
June 1, 2017
Withdrawal from 2016 agreement, in line with president’s election campaign promise, could take up to four years.
The US is withdrawing from the Paris agreement on climate change, President Donald Trump has announced at a White House Rose Garden speech.
Before the announcement, Trump informed Congress about his decision preparing Republican legislators with arguments and lines to take in the face of an expected blowback.
Trump said it was his solemn duty to protect “America and its citizens” and that the US would “withdraw from the Paris climate accord, but begin negotiations to re-enter the Paris accord or a new transaction on terms that are fair to the United States”.
He said: “So we are getting out, but we will start to negotiate and see if we can make a deal that’s fair.”
