Trump Paris pullout a new hurdle for Tillerson’s diplomacy

President Donald Trump shakes hands with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt after speaking about the USA role in the Paris climate change accord, Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

For his part, the UN high commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, noted that Trump’s decision is inconsistent with the obligations of the United States in terms of human rights and with those affected by the phenomenon. Merkel called Trump’s withdrawal “highly regrettable, to put it very mildly”, but added: “this decision can not and will not stop those of us who feel obligated to protect our Earth”. The typically understated German Chancellor Angela Merkel deemed it “extremely regrettable – and that’s putting it very mildly”. Last month, President Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 world leaders for a show case of its economic initiative to build infrastructure linking Asia and Europe.

He also said the President thinks renegotiating the Paris accord or a new deal is “in the best interest of the country” without providing specifics on why Mr Trump would not just change emissions reductions targets, cut funding to global climate funding schemes, or simply not be party to any global pact.

Tillerson wasn’t the only Cabinet member to skip the Rose Garden ceremony where Trump announced his decision, but his absence was perhaps the most glaring.

“Today’s decision is not only disappointing, but also highly concerning for those of us that life on the frontline of climate change”, said Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda Heine. “So hopefully people can keep it in perspective”.

By abandoning the world’s chief effort to slow the tide of planetary warming, Trump was fulfilling a top campaign pledge after weeks of building up suspense over his decision. “And I think it’s important that everyone recognize the United States has a terrific record on reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions”.

And third, Musk knew Trump was anti-science, but not anti-deal. To continue on this path, we urge you to make a clean exit from the Paris agreement so that your administration can follow through on its commitment to rescind the Clean Power Plan. Paris Agreement supporters within the administration thought Bannon and Pruitt were presenting Trump with data that was “either erroneous, scientifically dubious, misleading or out of date“, according to The Washington Post.

The New York Times reports Bloomberg is also spearheading an effort by American cities, states and companies to submit a plan to the United Nations, pledging to meet the USA greenhouse gas emissions targets. The EU is planning to reinforce existing partner relations and find new allies from among the world’s biggest economies as well as countries most vulnerable to climate change to vigorously move forward with implementing the Paris Agreement.

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Hua referred to the statement by UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) which said the Paris deal can not be renegotiated as desired by Trump when asked about China’s stand on Trump’s demand that the deal be revised.

Germany’s powerful vehicle industry said Europe would need to reassess its environmental standards to remain competitive after the “regrettable” U.S. decision. PM Modi announced that India will keep its Paris commitments-whether or not the United States is involved, but he has stopped short of signaling that India will fill the gap in leadership on climate issues or make up for the extra emissions to now be emitted by the US. “I deeply disagree with the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement“.

“It is a global stain on our credibility that we will spend years, if not decades, working to remove”, Kerry said.