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Nov 4, 2020 · 4 November 2020. By Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent. Getty Images. President Trump announcing the US pull out from Paris in June 2017. After a three-year delay, the US has become the...
Nov 4, 2020 · November 4, 2020. 5 min read. U.S. Exits Paris Climate Accord after Trump Stalls Global Warming Action for Four Years. State-level efforts and a growing renewables market have mitigated...
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In a televised announcement from the White House Rose Garden on June 1, 2017, Trump said, "In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect the United States and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord," adding "The bottom line is that the Paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States."
Jun 1, 2017 · WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change...
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Republicans
House Speaker Paul Ryan Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas “This is great news for the Texas economy and for hardworking Americans all across our country,” Cruz wrote. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah “I look forward to working with the President to rein in the overregulation of the Obama administration and help America’s businesses compete globally,” Hatch wrote in a statement. Rep. Ilena Ros- Lehtinen, R-Fla. Rep. Ma...
Democrats
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. “President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement is an abdication of American leadership and an international disgrace,” the 2016 presidential candidate wrote in a statement. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. “We can all agree that all people should be able to breathe clean air and live in a safe and healt...
Barack Obama The former president tweeted Wednesday that Trump’s decision put the U.S. with “a small handful of nations that reject the future.” https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/870364758020632579 Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy “It’s a disappointing and embarrassing day” for the U.S., McCarthy wrote in a statement. Former Energy Secretar...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Boston Mayor Marty Walsh BUSINESSES General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt Elon Musk The man behind Tesla, SpaceX and chairman of SolarCity said he would abandon membership on presidential councils in light of Trump’s decision. Apple CEO Tim Cook “I spoke with President Trump on Tuesday and ...
France, Germany, Italy “We deem the momentum generated in Paris in December 2015 irreversible and we firmly believe that the Paris Agreement cannot be renegotiated, since it is a vital instrument for our planet, societies and economies,” the leaders of the three countries said in a statement. The European Commission “Today is a sad day for the glob...
Astronaut Scott Kelly U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops The church has looked to the agreement as an “important international mechanism to promote environmental stewardship and encourage climate change migration,” it said in a statement, calling Trump’s decision “deeply troubling.” https://twitter.com/USCCB/status/870374150937886720 RNC Chairwoma...
Nov 4, 2020 · President Trump has said the Paris Agreement would “punish the American people while enriching foreign polluters.” Doug Mills/The New York Times. The accord essentially ties together every...
Jan 21, 2021 · Environmental advocates disputed the argument that the Paris accord would cost jobs. Mr. Trump announced on June 1, 2017, that the United States would withdraw from the agreement. He cited...
