SCOTT PRUITT, the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, said on 14 April that the US should back out of its commitment to the Paris climate agreement, the landmark global plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global warming to below 2掳C.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a bad deal for America,鈥� Pruitt told cable news show Fox & Friends. 鈥淐hina and India had no obligations under the agreement until 2030.鈥� In fact, China and India have already taken action to reach the goals they have set for 2030, which include cutting greenhouse gas emissions by a higher percentage than the US committed to.
President Trump said on his campaign trail he would 鈥渃ancel鈥� the Paris climate agreement. The decision will be made before the next G7 summit in May, and possibly as early as this week.
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