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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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| The Indian government has not yet responded to Trump’s announcement, which came shortly after 1am local time, but at a forum last month India’s energy minister reaffirmed the south Asian giant’s commitment to the global climate agreement. | |
| “The road from Paris to today has been somewhat bumpy,” Piyush Goyal said. “We will have to sort that out. But I’d like to reassure each one of you here today that India stands committed to its commitments made at Paris irrespective of what happens in the rest of the world.” | |
| An unnamed official also told Reuters this week the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, had assured German chancellor Angela Merkel on an official visit to Berlin that India would remain in the agreement regardless of Trump’s announcement. | |
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| The world aligns on Paris – bar Syria, Nicaragua and er, the US | |
| Robert Garcia, mayor of Long Beach City, has tweeted this map showing the three countries not part of the Paris agreement: the US, Syria and Nicaragua. “What a national embarrassment...” | |
| The blue countries are all members of the #ParisAgreement - the U.S., Syria, and Nicaragua are not. What a national embarrassment... pic.twitter.com/JBSb34q1ws | |
| But the map alone doesn’t tell the full story: Nicaragua has not signed onto the agreement because it doesn’t go far enough. | |
| Slate reports that Paul Oquist, who represented the country at the Paris negotiations in 2015, believed that the agreement would fail because its commitments were not binding. | |
| “[We’re not going to submit because] voluntary responsibility is a path to failure,” Quist told a reporter from Climate Home in 2015. “We don’t want to be [an] accomplice to taking the world to 3 to 4 degrees and the death and destruction that represents.” | |
| Oquist also said countries with the most emissions should take greater responsibility for tackling climate change. The US ranks second, behind China; Nicaragua ranks 131. According to the World Bank, it is already on track towards having 90% renewable energy by 2020. | |
| As for the US, well... | |
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| According to Vox, Trump has tweeted scepticism or denialism about climate change 115 times since 2011. | |
| They have compiled all of them in a list that, in other less impactful circumstances, might make for amusing reading (“Most of his tweets involve some kind of confusion between climate and weather”). | |
| It snowed over 4 inches this past weekend in New York City. It is still October. So much for Global Warming. | |
| In the 1920's people were worried about global cooling--it never happened. Now it's global warming. Give me a break! | |
| The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. | |
| The World Bank is tying poverty to ‘climate change’ http://t.co/wZ9ofqxJ And we wonder why international organizations are ineffective. | |
| The problem w/ the concept of "global warming" is that the U.S. is spending a fortune on "fixing it" while China & others do nothing! | |
| California senator Kamala Harris tweeted the link with a wry observation care of Maya Angelou. | |
| "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." —Maya Angelou #ParisAgreement https://t.co/nlrmhZCDIH | |
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| An interesting perspective from Guardian Australia’s opinion team – Indigenous knowledges, compiled and refined over tens of thousands of years, have the greatest potential to sustain human life on this planet: | An interesting perspective from Guardian Australia’s opinion team – Indigenous knowledges, compiled and refined over tens of thousands of years, have the greatest potential to sustain human life on this planet: |
| “And yet, even while the planet continues to heat up, people still don’t connect the dots. Many people still completely undervalue Indigenous knowledges, in spite of people like award-winning scientist, broadcaster and environmentalist, Dr David Suzuki urging society and our institutions not to. On his last trip here, Suzuki said that ‘Australia could learn from its Indigenous peoples ... to me the paradigm shift is that we have to see the world as Indigenous people see it.’.” | “And yet, even while the planet continues to heat up, people still don’t connect the dots. Many people still completely undervalue Indigenous knowledges, in spite of people like award-winning scientist, broadcaster and environmentalist, Dr David Suzuki urging society and our institutions not to. On his last trip here, Suzuki said that ‘Australia could learn from its Indigenous peoples ... to me the paradigm shift is that we have to see the world as Indigenous people see it.’.” |
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| Buildings go green the world over | Buildings go green the world over |
| Paris City Hall was lit up green after trump stupid & dangerous decision.💚 #ParisAgreement #ActOnClimatepic.twitter.com/0YwpaFa9f6 | Paris City Hall was lit up green after trump stupid & dangerous decision.💚 #ParisAgreement #ActOnClimatepic.twitter.com/0YwpaFa9f6 |
| World: The Empire State stands with you. NY shines green for our planet, our health and our children's future. #ParisAgreement @NYGovCuomo pic.twitter.com/F4MxwL11C3 | World: The Empire State stands with you. NY shines green for our planet, our health and our children's future. #ParisAgreement @NYGovCuomo pic.twitter.com/F4MxwL11C3 |
| NYC's City Hall lit up green in solidarity with the #ParisAgreement pic.twitter.com/fS7neQp0Ac | NYC's City Hall lit up green in solidarity with the #ParisAgreement pic.twitter.com/fS7neQp0Ac |
| Tonight the Wilson Building turns green in honor of DC's continued commitment to the #ParisAgreement. #ClimateMayors pic.twitter.com/beqQyVEISz | Tonight the Wilson Building turns green in honor of DC's continued commitment to the #ParisAgreement. #ClimateMayors pic.twitter.com/beqQyVEISz |
| Exiting the #ParisAgreement may make us see red & feel blue, but the Wilson Building's lit up green tonight to prove the fight endures pic.twitter.com/gRUMDtbXlq | Exiting the #ParisAgreement may make us see red & feel blue, but the Wilson Building's lit up green tonight to prove the fight endures pic.twitter.com/gRUMDtbXlq |
| Boston City Hall lit up in green in support of the Paris Climate Accord. #wbz pic.twitter.com/8SVgl0QEkr | Boston City Hall lit up in green in support of the Paris Climate Accord. #wbz pic.twitter.com/8SVgl0QEkr |
| GOING GREEN: Governor Cuomo directed 1 World Trade Center to be lit green tonight in support of the Paris Accord on climate change. pic.twitter.com/FJBis4gxrA | GOING GREEN: Governor Cuomo directed 1 World Trade Center to be lit green tonight in support of the Paris Accord on climate change. pic.twitter.com/FJBis4gxrA |
| Montreal City Hall is lit up in green tonight, in support of the Paris Accord's climate change framework (credit:@ABelandRC) pic.twitter.com/CidXRixzwd | Montreal City Hall is lit up in green tonight, in support of the Paris Accord's climate change framework (credit:@ABelandRC) pic.twitter.com/CidXRixzwd |
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| The Elders, the independent global group campaigning for human rights chaired by Kofi Annan, has condemned Trump’s decision in reiterating their commitment to moving away from fossil fuels. | The Elders, the independent global group campaigning for human rights chaired by Kofi Annan, has condemned Trump’s decision in reiterating their commitment to moving away from fossil fuels. |
| Annan said the Paris agreement was born out of a desire to find a cooperative solution to “the great existential threat of our time”: “While the US withdrawal weakens that international accord, it will not trigger its demise.” | Annan said the Paris agreement was born out of a desire to find a cooperative solution to “the great existential threat of our time”: “While the US withdrawal weakens that international accord, it will not trigger its demise.” |
| "While US withdrawal weakens #ParisAgreement, it'll not trigger its demise” –@KofiAnnan https://t.co/goGRZl5c1v #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/6pSLjoMYlq | "While US withdrawal weakens #ParisAgreement, it'll not trigger its demise” –@KofiAnnan https://t.co/goGRZl5c1v #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/6pSLjoMYlq |
| Mary Robinson, a former UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, said the US was a “rogue state on the international stage”, but action was ongoing at state level, in cities, in businesses and communities across the country. | Mary Robinson, a former UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, said the US was a “rogue state on the international stage”, but action was ongoing at state level, in cities, in businesses and communities across the country. |
| “A rogue state" –Mary Robinson on @POTUS withdrawing US from #ParisAgreement on #ClimateChange https://t.co/goGRZl5c1v #ActOnClimate pic.twitter.com/ZFK5SkbQFb | “A rogue state" –Mary Robinson on @POTUS withdrawing US from #ParisAgreement on #ClimateChange https://t.co/goGRZl5c1v #ActOnClimate pic.twitter.com/ZFK5SkbQFb |
| The Elders repeated their concern at the Trump administration’s decision not to provide climate finance to help developing countries. Gro Harlem Brundtland, a former UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, said it weakened “already frayed bonds of trust between developed and developing countries”: | The Elders repeated their concern at the Trump administration’s decision not to provide climate finance to help developing countries. Gro Harlem Brundtland, a former UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, said it weakened “already frayed bonds of trust between developed and developing countries”: |
| “It places an enormous burden on other industrialised countries to mobilise the $100 billion per year promised to support climate action in developing countries.” | “It places an enormous burden on other industrialised countries to mobilise the $100 billion per year promised to support climate action in developing countries.” |
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| In a televised address, French president Emmanuel Macron said Trump’s pulling out of the Paris agreement was a mistake. He urged scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and anyone disappointed by the decision to see France as a “second homeland”, adding: “I call on them come and work here with us.” | In a televised address, French president Emmanuel Macron said Trump’s pulling out of the Paris agreement was a mistake. He urged scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and anyone disappointed by the decision to see France as a “second homeland”, adding: “I call on them come and work here with us.” |
| “The Paris agreement remain irreversible and will be implemented not just by France but by all the other nations. We will succeed because we are fully committed, because wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: make our planet great again.” | “The Paris agreement remain irreversible and will be implemented not just by France but by all the other nations. We will succeed because we are fully committed, because wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: make our planet great again.” |
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| Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, said in a memo to employees that he tried on Tuesday to talk President Trump into seeing through the Paris deal but “it wasn’t enough”. CNN obtained the message: | Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, said in a memo to employees that he tried on Tuesday to talk President Trump into seeing through the Paris deal but “it wasn’t enough”. CNN obtained the message: |
| I want to reassure you that today’s developments will have no impact on Apple’s efforts to protect the environment. We power nearly all of our operations with renewable energy, which we believe is an example of something that’s good for our planet and makes good business sense as well.” | I want to reassure you that today’s developments will have no impact on Apple’s efforts to protect the environment. We power nearly all of our operations with renewable energy, which we believe is an example of something that’s good for our planet and makes good business sense as well.” |
| Decision to withdraw from the #ParisAgreeement was wrong for our planet. Apple is committed to fight climate change and we will never waver. | Decision to withdraw from the #ParisAgreeement was wrong for our planet. Apple is committed to fight climate change and we will never waver. |
| Earlier, Tesla’s Elon Musk and Disney’s Robert Iger announced their resignation from Trump’s council on principle. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai of Google have also expressed disappointment. | Earlier, Tesla’s Elon Musk and Disney’s Robert Iger announced their resignation from Trump’s council on principle. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai of Google have also expressed disappointment. |
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| Guardian Australia’s political editor, Katharine Murphy, has written on the impact of the US’ decision on Australia’s tortured climate change policy debate: | Guardian Australia’s political editor, Katharine Murphy, has written on the impact of the US’ decision on Australia’s tortured climate change policy debate: |
| The US president’s willingness to surrender global leadership on important issues is, from this distance, truly unfathomable. Even his withdrawal patter on Friday morning was pathetic. America was out, but would come back in if it could get a better deal. America was out, but possibly back in, because the citizens of Pittsburgh apparently don’t care about climate change. ... | The US president’s willingness to surrender global leadership on important issues is, from this distance, truly unfathomable. Even his withdrawal patter on Friday morning was pathetic. America was out, but would come back in if it could get a better deal. America was out, but possibly back in, because the citizens of Pittsburgh apparently don’t care about climate change. ... |
| I know there’s a valid school of thought that says silly Trump doesn’t matter, that America’s recklessness will galvanise the public around the importance of climate change, that the trend towards decarbonisation is now hard-baked in to the system – but that’s not how things look if you sit on the Australian government’s perch. | I know there’s a valid school of thought that says silly Trump doesn’t matter, that America’s recklessness will galvanise the public around the importance of climate change, that the trend towards decarbonisation is now hard-baked in to the system – but that’s not how things look if you sit on the Australian government’s perch. |
| For prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and his government, Trump’s timing is deeply unhelpful, to put it mildly.” | For prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and his government, Trump’s timing is deeply unhelpful, to put it mildly.” |
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| Vatican senior official: US exit 'disaster for everyone' | Vatican senior official: US exit 'disaster for everyone' |
| A senior official of the Vatican said it would see a US exit from the Paris agreement as a slap in the face, Reuters reported before Trump announced his decision. | A senior official of the Vatican said it would see a US exit from the Paris agreement as a slap in the face, Reuters reported before Trump announced his decision. |
| Pope Francis, who strongly backed the deal, gave Trump a signed copy of his 2015 encyclical letter calling for the environment to be protected from the effects of climate change at his meeting with the US president last month. | Pope Francis, who strongly backed the deal, gave Trump a signed copy of his 2015 encyclical letter calling for the environment to be protected from the effects of climate change at his meeting with the US president last month. |
| In a separate meeting, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, urged not to quit the Paris accord. | In a separate meeting, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, urged not to quit the Paris accord. |
| “If he really does [pull out], it would be a huge slap in the face for us,” Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, told the Rome newspaper La Repubblica and later confirmed to Reuters. “It will be a disaster for everyone.” | “If he really does [pull out], it would be a huge slap in the face for us,” Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, told the Rome newspaper La Repubblica and later confirmed to Reuters. “It will be a disaster for everyone.” |
| Sorondo said he believed the US oil lobby was behind the decision and that the industry had “maneuvered” Trump. | Sorondo said he believed the US oil lobby was behind the decision and that the industry had “maneuvered” Trump. |
| A withdrawal “would not only be a disaster but completely unscientific,” he said. “Saying that we need to rely on coal and oil is like saying that the earth is not round. It is an absurdity dictated by the need to make money.” | A withdrawal “would not only be a disaster but completely unscientific,” he said. “Saying that we need to rely on coal and oil is like saying that the earth is not round. It is an absurdity dictated by the need to make money.” |
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| After an Australian political scientist argued that benefits could emerge from the US’ decision to renege on Paris, Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, has voiced similar on Twitter. | After an Australian political scientist argued that benefits could emerge from the US’ decision to renege on Paris, Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, has voiced similar on Twitter. |
| 1. I'm not sure @RealDonaldTrump pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement is such a bad thing. We may be surprised at how things play out. | 1. I'm not sure @RealDonaldTrump pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement is such a bad thing. We may be surprised at how things play out. |
| 2. The figures Trump quoted on the costs of Paris to US are pure tosh. If that's all he's got, it's trivially debunked, will not age well. | 2. The figures Trump quoted on the costs of Paris to US are pure tosh. If that's all he's got, it's trivially debunked, will not age well. |
| 3. It's no longer possible to pretend Trump is anything other than a buffoon. This will have domestic as well as international consequences. | 3. It's no longer possible to pretend Trump is anything other than a buffoon. This will have domestic as well as international consequences. |
| 4. Internationally, US officials will be shocked by their pariah status, not just on climate. The world has moved on since the Dubya years. | 4. Internationally, US officials will be shocked by their pariah status, not just on climate. The world has moved on since the Dubya years. |
| 5. Far from encouraging other countries to quit Paris, it will strengthen their resolve. The EU and India must now deliver or be humiliated. | 5. Far from encouraging other countries to quit Paris, it will strengthen their resolve. The EU and India must now deliver or be humiliated. |
| 5. Far from encouraging other countries to quit Paris, it will strengthen their resolve. The EU and India must now deliver or be humiliated. | 5. Far from encouraging other countries to quit Paris, it will strengthen their resolve. The EU and India must now deliver or be humiliated. |
| 6. Domestically, this should mark the point when sensible Republicans finally start rowing back to the scientific and social mainstream. | 6. Domestically, this should mark the point when sensible Republicans finally start rowing back to the scientific and social mainstream. |
| 7. This will spur a tidal wave of climate action by US states, cities, businesses & citizens. I bet the US will meet its Paris 2030 pledge. | 7. This will spur a tidal wave of climate action by US states, cities, businesses & citizens. I bet the US will meet its Paris 2030 pledge. |
| 8. So pulling out of Paris stiffens everyone else's resolve to act on climate, marginalising Trump and the anti-climate headbangers. Sweet! | 8. So pulling out of Paris stiffens everyone else's resolve to act on climate, marginalising Trump and the anti-climate headbangers. Sweet! |
| 9. Finally FWIW: EU leaders miscalculated in ruling out renegotiation. It's a voluntary deal FFS! Let him demand an extra scoop or whatever. | 9. Finally FWIW: EU leaders miscalculated in ruling out renegotiation. It's a voluntary deal FFS! Let him demand an extra scoop or whatever. |
| 10. I nearly forgot! A number of clean energy technologies are beyond the tipping point & will keep eating fossil market share in any case. | 10. I nearly forgot! A number of clean energy technologies are beyond the tipping point & will keep eating fossil market share in any case. |
| It remains to be seen whether Liebreich’s predictions will come true, though as he says: “I’m wrong around 30% of the time”. | It remains to be seen whether Liebreich’s predictions will come true, though as he says: “I’m wrong around 30% of the time”. |
| At least on his fourth point, one could reasonably argue that threshold was passed long ago. | At least on his fourth point, one could reasonably argue that threshold was passed long ago. |
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| Japan: Paris 'critical' to tackling climate change | Japan: Paris 'critical' to tackling climate change |
| Justin McCurry | Justin McCurry |
| Japan’s foreign ministry has described the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement as “regrettable”. | Japan’s foreign ministry has described the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement as “regrettable”. |
| “Climate change requires a concerted effort by the whole of the international community,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday morning. “Japan believes the leadership of the developed countries to be of great importance, and the steady implementation of the Paris agreement is critical in this regard. | “Climate change requires a concerted effort by the whole of the international community,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday morning. “Japan believes the leadership of the developed countries to be of great importance, and the steady implementation of the Paris agreement is critical in this regard. |
| “As Japan was hoping to work with the United States within the framework of the Paris agreement, the recent announcement by the US administration on its withdrawal ... is regrettable.” | “As Japan was hoping to work with the United States within the framework of the Paris agreement, the recent announcement by the US administration on its withdrawal ... is regrettable.” |
| The statement pointed out that the US was the world’s second largest emitter of the greenhouse gases, but possessed the technical knowhow to address climate change. | The statement pointed out that the US was the world’s second largest emitter of the greenhouse gases, but possessed the technical knowhow to address climate change. |
| “Japan hopes to explore ways in which it can cooperate with the United States so as to effectively address climate change issues.” | “Japan hopes to explore ways in which it can cooperate with the United States so as to effectively address climate change issues.” |
| Tokyo said it would work with other parties to the Paris agreement to ensure its “steady and full implementation. Through such efforts, Japan will vigorously tackle this important issue of climate change.” | Tokyo said it would work with other parties to the Paris agreement to ensure its “steady and full implementation. Through such efforts, Japan will vigorously tackle this important issue of climate change.” |
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| Refugees International has said in a statement it is “dismayed and deeply alarmed” by the decision to pull out of the Paris accord, given the impact of climate change on displacement and humanitarian crises. | Refugees International has said in a statement it is “dismayed and deeply alarmed” by the decision to pull out of the Paris accord, given the impact of climate change on displacement and humanitarian crises. |
| The hundreds of millions of people across the globe who live in low-lying coastal areas and river deltas are already exposed to floods, storms, and rising sea levels. In other parts of the world, more frequent and severe droughts are undermining food security. | The hundreds of millions of people across the globe who live in low-lying coastal areas and river deltas are already exposed to floods, storms, and rising sea levels. In other parts of the world, more frequent and severe droughts are undermining food security. |
| #ParisAgreement withdrawal: decision to renege on commitments condemns future generations to less stable world. https://t.co/STmLQj3pDN pic.twitter.com/2LRRBTulRv | #ParisAgreement withdrawal: decision to renege on commitments condemns future generations to less stable world. https://t.co/STmLQj3pDN pic.twitter.com/2LRRBTulRv |
| The US’ decision to renege on its commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions compounds the devastating impact of its severe cuts to humanitarian funding, says RI, meaning it is not only “doing less to prevent human suffering but to alleviate it as well”. | The US’ decision to renege on its commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions compounds the devastating impact of its severe cuts to humanitarian funding, says RI, meaning it is not only “doing less to prevent human suffering but to alleviate it as well”. |
| RI’s climate displacement program manager, Alice Thomas, said Trump’s decision would be felt most keenly by people in “the poorest and least stable regions of the world”. | RI’s climate displacement program manager, Alice Thomas, said Trump’s decision would be felt most keenly by people in “the poorest and least stable regions of the world”. |
| “It means America walking away from its global leadership role and leaving the door open to irreversible and catastrophic effects that will touch every aspect of our lives at home and abroad.” | “It means America walking away from its global leadership role and leaving the door open to irreversible and catastrophic effects that will touch every aspect of our lives at home and abroad.” |
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| Michael Slezak | Michael Slezak |
| Yesterday, just before Trump announced the US would withdraw, Australia’s The Climate Institute released polling on what Australians think the country should do in the case of the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. | Yesterday, just before Trump announced the US would withdraw, Australia’s The Climate Institute released polling on what Australians think the country should do in the case of the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. |
| The majority – 61% – thought Australia should work harder with other countries to achieve the goals of Paris, if the US withdrew. | The majority – 61% – thought Australia should work harder with other countries to achieve the goals of Paris, if the US withdrew. |
| Another 26% thought Australia should maintain its current position. | Another 26% thought Australia should maintain its current position. |
| There were, however, a full 12% of respondents who thought Australia should follow Trump’s lead. | There were, however, a full 12% of respondents who thought Australia should follow Trump’s lead. |
| Acting CEO of The Climate Institute, Olivia Kember, said in a statement: “Along with the leaders of EU nations, China, India, major global businesses and investors, Australian citizens recognise that it’s in our own interest to stay in the Paris Agreement and make it work.” | Acting CEO of The Climate Institute, Olivia Kember, said in a statement: “Along with the leaders of EU nations, China, India, major global businesses and investors, Australian citizens recognise that it’s in our own interest to stay in the Paris Agreement and make it work.” |
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| Following our earlier report on the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson’s upcoming visit to New Zealand, the prime minister has released a statement: | Following our earlier report on the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson’s upcoming visit to New Zealand, the prime minister has released a statement: |
| “The Prime Minister and Secretary Tillerson will discuss a range of issues including trade, regional security, the fight against terror and, as the Prime Minister has said, he will register New Zealand’s disappointment at the US decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement. | “The Prime Minister and Secretary Tillerson will discuss a range of issues including trade, regional security, the fight against terror and, as the Prime Minister has said, he will register New Zealand’s disappointment at the US decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement. |
| “New Zealand remains absolutely committed to meeting our own targets. The clear message from around the world is that the global community will press ahead with the Paris agenda and we will play our part.” | “New Zealand remains absolutely committed to meeting our own targets. The clear message from around the world is that the global community will press ahead with the Paris agenda and we will play our part.” |
| Protests are planned for Tillerson’s visit to Wellington on Tuesday. | Protests are planned for Tillerson’s visit to Wellington on Tuesday. |
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| Trump's climate speech annotated and analysed | Trump's climate speech annotated and analysed |
| My colleague, Guardian US’ environment reporter Oliver Milman, has sifted through the statements Trump made in his speech, noting on the rather casual caveat he slipped in: that the US will renegotiate this pact, or maybe some other pact, aimed at ensuring the future liveability of the planet. But if it doesn’t work out, that’s OK. | My colleague, Guardian US’ environment reporter Oliver Milman, has sifted through the statements Trump made in his speech, noting on the rather casual caveat he slipped in: that the US will renegotiate this pact, or maybe some other pact, aimed at ensuring the future liveability of the planet. But if it doesn’t work out, that’s OK. |
| Check out Ollie’s point-by-point analysis below: | Check out Ollie’s point-by-point analysis below: |