Trump is reportedly poised to pull out of Paris – prompting murmurings that the world would be better off without American involvementDonald Trump’s Twitter pledge to make a decision on whether to remain in the Paris climate agreement this week promises resolution to months of fevered lobbying over US involvement in the global accord.
But while America’s traditional allies and environmental groups continue to urge Trump to stay within the Paris deal – in which nearly 200 nations have pledged to limit global temperatures to a 2C (3.6F) increase on the pre-industrial era – the actions of the US president,most recently at the G7 assembly in Sicily, have begun to provoke murmurs that perhaps the world would be better without American involvement. Related: Donald Trump alert to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, and reports say Related: The top five worst things Trump has done on climate change – so far Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com