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| ‘Climate Change Is Real’: Many U.S. Companies Lament Paris Accord Exit | ‘Climate Change Is Real’: Many U.S. Companies Lament Paris Accord Exit |
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| Soon after President Trump announced that the United States would back out of the Paris climate accord, several large companies based in the United States that had supported the international pact said they were disappointed by the decision and would continue their environmental efforts. | Soon after President Trump announced that the United States would back out of the Paris climate accord, several large companies based in the United States that had supported the international pact said they were disappointed by the decision and would continue their environmental efforts. |
| And two chief executives who sat on Mr. Trump’s economic advisory council — Elon Musk and Robert A. Iger — said they were leaving that group because they disagreed with the exit from the Paris agreement. | |
| While Mr. Trump said the decision to exit the deal was made to protect American jobs — a contention that environmental groups have disputed — some large companies had urged the president to stay in the accord. | While Mr. Trump said the decision to exit the deal was made to protect American jobs — a contention that environmental groups have disputed — some large companies had urged the president to stay in the accord. |
| Twenty-five companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, bought full-page ads in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post last month to argue their case. Some of those companies, and others in the technology, energy and engineering sectors, reacted quickly on Thursday. | Twenty-five companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, bought full-page ads in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post last month to argue their case. Some of those companies, and others in the technology, energy and engineering sectors, reacted quickly on Thursday. |
| Tesla and SpaceX | Tesla and SpaceX |
| Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, said he would leave an advisory council for Mr. Trump. | Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, said he would leave an advisory council for Mr. Trump. |
| Disney | Disney |
| Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, also said he would no longer be an advisory council member. | Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, also said he would no longer be an advisory council member. |
| General Electric | General Electric |
| Jeff Immelt, G.E.’s chairman and chief executive, said in a Twitter message: | Jeff Immelt, G.E.’s chairman and chief executive, said in a Twitter message: |
| Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, wrote on his Facebook page: | Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, wrote on his Facebook page: |
| Twitter and Square | Twitter and Square |
| Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of both companies, wrote on Twitter: | Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of both companies, wrote on Twitter: |
| Sundar Pichai, the chief executive, said on Twitter: | Sundar Pichai, the chief executive, said on Twitter: |
| Goldman Sachs | Goldman Sachs |
| Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive, had never used Twitter before but addressed the exit from the accord in his first tweet: | Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive, had never used Twitter before but addressed the exit from the accord in his first tweet: |
| Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, said in a statement that the company was disappointed in the decision. | Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, said in a statement that the company was disappointed in the decision. |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| The company released a statement in a series of tweets: | The company released a statement in a series of tweets: |
| Uber | Uber |
| Andrew Salzberg, who oversees transportation policy and research at Uber, wrote on Medium: | Andrew Salzberg, who oversees transportation policy and research at Uber, wrote on Medium: |
| IBM | IBM |
| The company said in a statement: | The company said in a statement: |
| Shell | Shell |
| Cargill | Cargill |
| David MacLennan, Cargill’s chief executive, said in a statement: | David MacLennan, Cargill’s chief executive, said in a statement: |
| Salesforce | Salesforce |
| The company said in a statement: | The company said in a statement: |