Trump has repeatedly expressed doubt over the scientific consensus on climate change and reversed a number of Obama-era environmental initiatives.
The United States will remain in the Paris climate agreement, officials said Saturday, the European Union’s top energy official told the Wall Street Journal.
« The U. S. has stated that they will not renegotiate the Paris accord, but they will try to review the terms on which they could be engaged under this agreement, » European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said.
The offer to « re-engage in the international deal to fight climate change » — which apparently came during a meeting of over 30 ministers led by Canada, China and the European Union in Montreal — marks a drastic shift in policy for President Donald Trump’s administration, which had decided to remove the U. S. from it earlier this summer.
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A historic mistake. The world is moving forward together on climate change. Paris withdrawal leaves American workers & families behind.
What President Trump did today by withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord is an international disgrace. https://t.co/ZjBMOiABDj
Walking away from Paris treaty is a mistake. Climate change is real. We owe our children more. Protecting our future also creates more jobs.
I applaud @POTUS for putting American jobs & energy first by withdrawing the U. S. from the Paris Agreement. https://t.co/K3vabFUJq5
Statement on the US’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreements. #parisagreement
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My statement on Today’s Decision by the Trump Administration to Withdraw from the Paris Agreement:… https://t.co/JkX5gAWiZO
JUST IN: Statement from President Barack Obama on the Paris Climate Accord: https://t.co/hVDrsPFrTH
Every foreign leader attacking Pres Trump over leaving Paris Accord -further proof the deal was one sided and better for foreigners than US
Today, our planet suffered. It’s more important than ever to take action. #ParisAgreement https://t.co/FSVYRDcGUH
Withdrawing from the #ParisAgreement will be devastating to our planet. Paris and Pittsburgh share the same environ… https://t.co/rg5nMkQd6H
As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our peop… https://t.co/kOIEW44Odh
.@POTUS withdrawal from Paris Accord will forever damage our planet and our standing in the world. There is no Planet B, Mr. President.
On behalf of New York City, I will commit to honor the goals of the Paris agreement with an Executive Order in the coming days.
Disappointed with today’s decision. Google will keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all.
Today’s decision is a setback for the environment and for the U. S.’s leadership position in the world. #ParisAgreement
Trump’s abandonment of the Paris Climate Deal demonstrates once again that he is void of basic business acumen, foresight, or initiative.
.@POTUS is committed to protecting middle class families by dealing another significant blow to #Obama’s #waroncoal… https://t.co/c1gbhUcLVl
Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.
We’re disappointed with the decision to exit the Paris Agreement. Microsoft remains committed to doing our part to achieve its goals.
My thoughts on today’s big mistake by President Trump to put America last – and the big fight he’s started. Lets go. https://t.co/YmgI8FBwhg
Disappointed with today’s decision on the Paris Agreement. Climate change is real. Industry must now lead and not depend on government.
America Last. A miserable and historic moment. Listening to Trump is listening to an unending stream of lies and bullshit.
Climate change requires a global approach. I’m disappointed in the President’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement #mepolitics
Withdrawing from the Paris accord turns a symbol of American leadership into a symbol of American isolation. Damages our economy & security
By withdrawing from the Paris agreement, Trump has turned the US from a climate leader into a climate deadbeat https://t.co/Lr01W9EBht
Our future. https://t.co/Xu0vH1S5X1
.@realDonaldTrump says that the U. S. is pulling out of the #ParisAccord. He better check his geography because Boston will do no such thing.
The demonstration began after today’s announcement. People are concerned about the lack of US leadership jeopardizi… https://t.co/Z0PgBRksPE
Disappointed with today’s decision on the Paris Agreement. Climate change is real. Industry must now lead and not depend on government.
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The Obama administration in 2015 negotiated the accord, which sought to reduce carbon emissions and increase accountability in combating climate change for the 190 countries who’d signed onto it.
Trump announced in June that he would pull out of the landmark agreement, saying the deal was unfair to the U. S.
« In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, » Trump said June 1.
He faced widespread criticism for the decision, including from U. S. corporations who had urged him to uphold the deal.
Trump has repeatedly expressed doubt over the scientific consensus on climate change and reversed a number of Obama-era environmental initiatives.
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Related: Incredible photos from NASA detail why the deal was signed
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Photographs from the 1940s to the 2000s show the drastic impact of climate change on our planet’s glaciers. Here is a photo of Alaska’s Muir Glacier, pictured in August 1941 (left) and August 2004 (right).
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Here’s the snow that remained on Matterhorn Mountain in Switzerland in August 1960 (left), compared with August 2005 (right).
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Starting in the 1970s, NASA began using satellite images to document deforestation in several national parks around the world. Here’s Mount Elgon National Park in Uganda in 1973 (left), compared with the park in 2005 (right).
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The deforestation of Argentina’s Salta Forest is starkly visible in this pair of photos from 1972 (left) and 2009 (right).
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More deforestation is visible in Kenya’s Mau Forest in these photos from January 1973 (left) and December 2009 (right).
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A similar story applies to Kenya’s Lake Nakuru National Park, shown here in 1973 (left) and 2000 (right).
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Deforestation is also prevalent in the South American Atlantic Forest in Paraguay — here’s how it looked in 1973 (left) versus 2008 (right).
