Donald Trump hints at change in US position on Paris Climate Accord
World | July 14, 2017 8:10 ISTPresident Trump hinted that there is a possibility of some new development taking place as far as the Paris accord was concerned.
President Trump hinted that there is a possibility of some new development taking place as far as the Paris accord was concerned.
The Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015, by 195 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), replacing its predecessor Kyoto Protocol. It was finally ratified on November 4, 2016.
Trump in June announced that the US will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, saying the deal agreed by more than 190 nations unfairly benefited countries like India and China.
Paris climate deal would have given a virtual "free pass" to India and China and cost the US economy more than 6.5 million jobs, Vice President Mike Pence has said.
Asked about America's decision to leave the 2015 climate accord, the envoy said, "The decision by the US to pull out of the agreement was negative."
Facebook and Google are among the top US tech giants who have joined an alliance to fight global warming by reducing carbon emissions to honour the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Singh, however, expressed hope that the United States will rethink its position on the Paris accord.
Addressing the annual press conference of her ministry here, Swaraj said also ruled out that the decision taken by Trump will affect Indo-US ties.
'America has unilaterally ceded global leadership on this issue, which for years even Republican President George H.W. Bush pushed in this direction', said the former Secretary of State
The US does not need India, China and France telling it what to do on the issue of Paris Climate agreement, American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said
The Moroccan politician and President 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said the other nations of the world are fully committed to the cause of environment along with state and non-state
PM Modi's remarks came after US President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from the Paris climate change deal on curbing carbon emissions, which had been agreed by more than 190 nations.
Trump administration defended the move o withdraw from the Paris climate accord saying the landmark agreement did not hold countries like India and China accountable on greenhouse emissions.
Putin pointed out that the climate deal doesn’t formally go into effect until 2021, giving nations years to come up with a constructive solution to combating global warming.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Paris where he will hold talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron on a host of key issues.
He made the remarks on being asked about the UN chief's expectations from India and China to play a leadership role in combating climate change.
In his first public comments on President Donald Trump's move, Tillerson called it a policy decision by the president.
The Paris agreement was signed by 194 countries and ratified by 174 countries.
Putin said that Moscow wanted to wait before ratifying the Paris climate agreement till the participating countries set out clear-cut rules.
In a speech to global businesses gathered for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), he quoted the Vedas to say "exploiting of the nature is a crime but milking of the nature by humans is a right."
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