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Paris agreement: Macron says climate deal will not be renegotiated despite Trump's demands Paris agreement: Macron says climate deal will not be renegotiated despite Trump's demands
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Emmanuel Macron has said the landmark Paris climate deal will not be renegotiated, after White House officials suggested Donald Trump could remain a signatory of the agreement but only if new terms were reached. Emmanuel Macron has said the landmark Paris climate deal will not be renegotiated, after White House officials suggested Donald Trump could remain a signatory of the agreement but only if new terms were reached. 
The French President's comments during a gathering at the UN headquarters in New York effectively ends renewed hopes that the world's second largest polluter would remain tied to the accord's carbon emmission targets. The French President's comments during his address to the UN General Assembly effectively end renewed hopes that the world's second largest polluter would remain tied to the accord's carbon emission targets.
Following a meeting with around a dozen ministers on Monday, a White House official said: “We are withdrawing from the Paris agreement unless we can re-engage on terms more favorable to the United States." Following a meeting with around a dozen ministers on Monday, a White House official said: “We are withdrawing from the Paris agreement unless we can re-engage on terms more favourable to the United States."
Speaking a day later, Mr Macron ruled out a renegotiation of the 2016 deal, saying the wording of the agreement would remain the same. But speaking a day later, Mr Macron ruled out a renegotiation of the 2015 deal, saying the wording of the agreement could be enriched with new contributions, "but we won't go back".
But he added that he "respected" the decision and the "door will always remain open". He added that he "profoundly respects" Mr Trump's decision and said the "door will always remain open".
More follows… ​Mr Trump announced in June that America was withdrawing from the Paris deal, arguing that it disadvantaged businesses and would impoverish the US.
  Rather than remain signed up to the existing deal, Mr Trump said he would “begin negotiations to re-enter either the Paris accord or a really entirely new transaction on terms that are fair to the United States”.
However, reports in recent days suggested his administration was still exploring options to remain in the accord.
Speaking at the weekend, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US was willing to stay signed up “under the right conditions”.
“The President said he's open to finding those conditions where we can remain engaged with others on what we all agree is still a challenging issue,” Mr Tillerson said.
But following Mr Macron's half-hour UN speech, the prospect of a renegotiation appears to have diminished.
The Paris deal commits 188 countries – including the US – to keeping rising global temperatures "well below" 2C above pre-industrial levels, with an additional aim to limit them even more, to 1.5C.
The only two countries not to have signed up to the agreement are Syria and Nicaragua.
The French President warned that the planet "is taking its revenge on the madness of man" and said France would spend an additional $5bn (£3.7bn) on fighting climate change from now until 2020.