Trump administration rejects the future in rejecting Paris Agreement

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This historic agreement, in which all but two of the world's countries agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is a crucial step toward limiting future warming of our planet.

North Korea, one of the most diplomatically isolated countries, called President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord "selfish", "short-sighted and silly".

Hawaii has just become the first American state to ensure their accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement.

Thirteen states, at least 80 mayors, and more than 100 businesses will task themselves to meet ambitious climate-change goals-with or without federal participation.

France has vowed to go beyond its initial global commitments under the Paris Agreement, and will launch a new initiative to attract climate change expertise from across the globe.

The Cabinet expressed its regret at the U.S. decision to withdraw from the agreement, which President Donald Trump announced last week. "When climate change is threatening our reefs and threatening our weather. then it's threatening our economy, too".

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She says there are also joint discussions to be had regarding clean water, air pollution, the Great Lakes and renewable energy innovations, all of which require Canada to maintain the lines of communication with Washington. "If the US administration doesn't want to move forward, individual states will. California is already a world leader on climate policy". India, for example, recently moved away from building new coal power plants with clean energy on track to surpass its own goals. As part of the Paris Agreement, the USA took on a leadership role in driving clean energy innovation, as well as monitoring other countries' progress and ensuring transparency.

The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits in jobs and industries created.

These will lay out climate changes for the next five years and show where the nation intends to exceed its previous commitments. "We have nothing to be apologetic about", Pruitt said.

As outlined in its climate change strategy, Bournemouth has a target to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions by 30 per cent by 2020, helping the United Kingdom hit its target of 34 per cent Carbon dioxide reduction by that year.

"President Trump is keeping his word and getting America out of a bad deal", said Barrasso. "With World Environment Day on June 5, the U.S.'s decision means that climate action is important now more than ever".

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