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| Paris climate agreement: world reacts as Trump pulls out of global accord – live | Paris climate agreement: world reacts as Trump pulls out of global accord – live |
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| 'America’s worst-ever president' | |
| The view from some of the Guardian’s opinion writers: | |
| Dana Nuccitelli, environmental scientist and risk assessor, says it “now seems inevitable that the history books will view Trump as America’s worst-ever president”. | |
| “Given our culpability in creating an urgent world-wide environmental crisis, it was a moral duty to keep our commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. To walk away is supremely selfish,” writes Jill Abramson: | |
| And David Suzuki on the way Trump’s rationale for abandoning the Paris agreement is outdated and false: | |
| 1.06am BST | 1.06am BST |
| 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Mexico has stated its “unconditional support for the Paris accord,” saying it “will continue to meet its established goals” for reducing carbon emissions, the AP reports. | Mexico has stated its “unconditional support for the Paris accord,” saying it “will continue to meet its established goals” for reducing carbon emissions, the AP reports. |
| The nation’s foreign relations department said in a statement: | The nation’s foreign relations department said in a statement: |
| Efforts to slow climate change are a moral imperative, because we owe it to future generations.” | Efforts to slow climate change are a moral imperative, because we owe it to future generations.” |
| Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto reiterated his commitment on Twitter: | Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto reiterated his commitment on Twitter: |
| México mantiene su respaldo y compromiso con el Acuerdo de París para detener los efectos del cambio climático global. | México mantiene su respaldo y compromiso con el Acuerdo de París para detener los efectos del cambio climático global. |
| 12.57am BST | 12.57am BST |
| 00:57 | 00:57 |
| The view from New Zealand | The view from New Zealand |
| Eleanor Ainge Roy | Eleanor Ainge Roy |
| Protests are planned in New Zealand where US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has a Wellington visit scheduled next Tuesday. Niamh O’Flynn, executive director of 350 Aotearoa, a climate change group, said: | Protests are planned in New Zealand where US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has a Wellington visit scheduled next Tuesday. Niamh O’Flynn, executive director of 350 Aotearoa, a climate change group, said: |
| Trump is out of step with the rest of the world, and we need to make sure he feels that when his Secretary of State lands in Wellington on Tuesday. People and governments around the world are backing the US into a corner where they the lonely outlier. [Prime minister] Bill English must denounce this move to show whose side we’re on.” | Trump is out of step with the rest of the world, and we need to make sure he feels that when his Secretary of State lands in Wellington on Tuesday. People and governments around the world are backing the US into a corner where they the lonely outlier. [Prime minister] Bill English must denounce this move to show whose side we’re on.” |
| Opposition leader Andrew Little said in a statement: | Opposition leader Andrew Little said in a statement: |
| We can’t now let the USA water down the Paris Accord. Mr Tillerson must be reminded that the world can only combat climate change together and that New Zealand stands shoulder-to-shoulder with other nations which have embraced the challenge. | We can’t now let the USA water down the Paris Accord. Mr Tillerson must be reminded that the world can only combat climate change together and that New Zealand stands shoulder-to-shoulder with other nations which have embraced the challenge. |
| 12.45am BST | 12.45am BST |
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| Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were not at Trump’s announcement, because, according to a White House official, the couple was attending a service at synagogue. | Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were not at Trump’s announcement, because, according to a White House official, the couple was attending a service at synagogue. |
| Ivanka had met with Al Gore last year, sparking rumors that the president’s daughter, could influence her father on climate change, women’s health and other issues. Some hoped she would encourage the White House not to abandon the Paris agreement. | Ivanka had met with Al Gore last year, sparking rumors that the president’s daughter, could influence her father on climate change, women’s health and other issues. Some hoped she would encourage the White House not to abandon the Paris agreement. |
| Politico is now reporting that Ivanka seems to have “lost” on the Paris accord, but that she and Kushner, a senior advisor, “have taken the defeat in stride”: | Politico is now reporting that Ivanka seems to have “lost” on the Paris accord, but that she and Kushner, a senior advisor, “have taken the defeat in stride”: |
| After she organized five weeks of meetings focused on the Paris agreement — including her own sit-down with EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and enlisting people like Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak to the president about climate — Ivanka Trump appeared to have lost on one of the issues where she at one point expected to hold some sway. | After she organized five weeks of meetings focused on the Paris agreement — including her own sit-down with EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and enlisting people like Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak to the president about climate — Ivanka Trump appeared to have lost on one of the issues where she at one point expected to hold some sway. |
| 12.31am BST | 12.31am BST |
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| Protests across the US | Protests across the US |
| Scenes of protests across the country this afternoon: | Scenes of protests across the country this afternoon: |
| DNC chair @TomPerez leads chants of "shame" at climate protest outside the White House pic.twitter.com/9xr2b84AuL | DNC chair @TomPerez leads chants of "shame" at climate protest outside the White House pic.twitter.com/9xr2b84AuL |
| #Miami climate activists turn out today to protest Trump's break from #ParisAgreement at Museum Park @jerryiannelli @MiamiNewTimes pic.twitter.com/9zBVgrlXm9 | #Miami climate activists turn out today to protest Trump's break from #ParisAgreement at Museum Park @jerryiannelli @MiamiNewTimes pic.twitter.com/9zBVgrlXm9 |
| Happening now: 400+ protesters gather near NYC City Hall to protest Pres. Trump abandoning Paris climate accord pic.twitter.com/OhlsuQEj0D | Happening now: 400+ protesters gather near NYC City Hall to protest Pres. Trump abandoning Paris climate accord pic.twitter.com/OhlsuQEj0D |
| Protests erupt outside Trump Tower after @POTUS pulls U.S. out of #ParisAgreement https://t.co/RzNDLSOkGi pic.twitter.com/GE7PZrq1yt | Protests erupt outside Trump Tower after @POTUS pulls U.S. out of #ParisAgreement https://t.co/RzNDLSOkGi pic.twitter.com/GE7PZrq1yt |
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| Former president Bill Clinton has offered his criticism of the president’s decision: | Former president Bill Clinton has offered his criticism of the president’s decision: |
| Walking away from Paris treaty is a mistake. Climate change is real. We owe our children more. Protecting our future also creates more jobs. | Walking away from Paris treaty is a mistake. Climate change is real. We owe our children more. Protecting our future also creates more jobs. |
| Earlier, Hillary Clinton slammed the possible exit from the agreement, calling it “incredibly foolish” and “really stupid”, adding: | Earlier, Hillary Clinton slammed the possible exit from the agreement, calling it “incredibly foolish” and “really stupid”, adding: |
| The president is a very impulsive, reactive personality. So, if we all like the Paris agreement, he may decide to get out of it, not even understanding one bit about what that means. | The president is a very impulsive, reactive personality. So, if we all like the Paris agreement, he may decide to get out of it, not even understanding one bit about what that means. |
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| Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not the only executive to step down from Trump’s council following the Paris Agreement withdrawal. Robert Iger, CEO of Disney, has also just announced his resignation “as a matter of principle”: | Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not the only executive to step down from Trump’s council following the Paris Agreement withdrawal. Robert Iger, CEO of Disney, has also just announced his resignation “as a matter of principle”: |
| As a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal. | As a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal. |
| Earlier in the day, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she would remain on Trump’s strategy and policy forum, saying the group “provides GM a seat at an important table to contribute to a constructive dialogue about key policy issues”. | Earlier in the day, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she would remain on Trump’s strategy and policy forum, saying the group “provides GM a seat at an important table to contribute to a constructive dialogue about key policy issues”. |
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| The White House in a new statement says Trump had “frank, substantive discussions” about the Paris agreement with the leaders of Germany, France, Canada and Britain. | The White House in a new statement says Trump had “frank, substantive discussions” about the Paris agreement with the leaders of Germany, France, Canada and Britain. |
| The president also promised that during his administration, the US “will be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth”, adding that the world leaders “all agreed to continue dialogue and strengthen cooperation on environmental and other issues going forward”. | The president also promised that during his administration, the US “will be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth”, adding that the world leaders “all agreed to continue dialogue and strengthen cooperation on environmental and other issues going forward”. |
| "the United States under the Trump Administration, will be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth" pic.twitter.com/khrDUaHrMA | "the United States under the Trump Administration, will be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth" pic.twitter.com/khrDUaHrMA |
| Read more on the reactions from world leaders here. | Read more on the reactions from world leaders here. |
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| The central message from Emmanuel Macron, in large capital letters: | The central message from Emmanuel Macron, in large capital letters: |
| pic.twitter.com/3g5LYO9Osj | pic.twitter.com/3g5LYO9Osj |
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| Fact checking White House claims | Fact checking White House claims |
| The AP has released some helpful fact checks of Trump’s case for withdrawing the US from the climate agreement, noting that some of his claims are “shaky”: | The AP has released some helpful fact checks of Trump’s case for withdrawing the US from the climate agreement, noting that some of his claims are “shaky”: |
| For one, the White House cites a study paid for by groups that profit from fossil fuels. | For one, the White House cites a study paid for by groups that profit from fossil fuels. |
| Trump also claims 1m jobs have been created since the election. That’s basically right, but he earns no credit for jobs created in the months before he became president. | Trump also claims 1m jobs have been created since the election. That’s basically right, but he earns no credit for jobs created in the months before he became president. |
| The White House cited a study by NERA Consulting, claiming that meeting the Obama administration’s requirements in the Paris agreement would cost the US economy nearly $3tn over several decades. The US Chamber of Commerce and the American Council for Capital Formation paid for the research, according to the AP. Both groups have financial ties to people who profit from the burning of fossil fuels. | The White House cited a study by NERA Consulting, claiming that meeting the Obama administration’s requirements in the Paris agreement would cost the US economy nearly $3tn over several decades. The US Chamber of Commerce and the American Council for Capital Formation paid for the research, according to the AP. Both groups have financial ties to people who profit from the burning of fossil fuels. |
| The AP also noted that the president’s citation of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study was questionable. The White House claimed that the research found that if all member nations met their obligations, the climate impact would be negligible, but the MIT author said the administration is citing an outdated version and was taking the information out of context. | The AP also noted that the president’s citation of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study was questionable. The White House claimed that the research found that if all member nations met their obligations, the climate impact would be negligible, but the MIT author said the administration is citing an outdated version and was taking the information out of context. |