US notifies UN of Paris climate agreement withdrawal

The Trump administration on Friday issued its first written notification to the United Nations it intends to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.


"Today, the United States submitted a communication to the United Nations, in its capacity as depositary for the Paris Agreement, regarding the U.S. intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement as soon as it is eligible to do so," according to the State Department.

The notification came a month after President Donald Trump announced he was pulling America from the international agreement, saying the deal, "punished" the U.S. and would cost millions of jobs.

"We will continue to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions through innovation and technology breakthroughs, and work with other countries to help them access and use fossil fuels more cleanly," according to the statement.
 [aa.com.tr]
5/8/17