Referring to the United States, where President Donald Trump announced on 1 June the country's withdrawal from the landmark climate accord, Mr. Guterres added: "In relation to USA society, I am deeply convinced that States, cities, the business community, the civil society, will also remain engaged, will bet on the green economy, because the green economy is the good economy, it is the economy of the future".
"The rest of the world would like to tell us how to manage our own environment", Haley said in an interview with CBS.
"And what you're seeing the U.S.do is making sure we're taking care of the USA first", Haley said.
On the global reaction to Trump's decision, Haley was dismissive.
Andrew Light, a former State Department official involved in the Paris climate talks, said the consequences will be indirect, but real. The ambassador added that withdrawing from the Paris Agreement will not change America's commitment to combating climate change, according to CNN reports.
"The United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is inconsistent with its obligations to those affected by climate change", said the High Commissioner in a tweet.
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At the White House last week, Trump announced he would pull the United States from the agreement and seek to negotiate a "deal that's fair".
"In the last eight years we have seen a war on jobs in this country". We know that we have to be conscious of it.
When asked why Trump chose to pull out of the historic deal, Haley said that he did so because former US President Barack Obama had agreed to regulations which were "too onerous", and unachievable.
While acknowledging that there are "issues" with the environment, Haley said the U.S. could not allow German Chancellor Angela Merkel to tell it to "worry about Africa". "But American sovereignty matters", Haley said. He however urges that Trump's decision should not derail their campaign against the effects of climate change.
Also today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - the global body for assessing the science related to climate change, which provides a scientific basis for governments at all levels to develop climate related policies - underscored that scientific evidence behind climate change is clear.
"It is further premised on a strong understanding that we all have a common responsibility to act, whilst noting that nations over time have contributed to the problem differently, and have varied capabilities to respond", the spokesperson continues. "He is absolutely intent on making sure that we have clean air, clean water, that he makes sure that we're doing everything we can to keep America's moral compass in the world when it comes to the environment", she said.
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