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US to officially withdraw from Paris climate agreement, will take part in negotiations to protect its own interests
US to officially withdraw from Paris climate agreement, will take part in negotiations to protect its own interests
The US Cannot Fully Withdraw Until November 4, 2020, Which Would Be A Day After The Next Presidential Election Is Held In The US. PTI | Updated on: 05 Aug 2017, 05:02:22 PM
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The US has informed the United Nations (UN) that it will withdraw from the historic 2015 Paris climate agreement but would still take part in negotiations to protect its own interests.
The formal notification to the UN comes two months after President Donald Trump announced his intention to leave the accord, fulfilling a longtime campaign promise and rejecting appeals from other world leaders to stay in the deal.
UNITED NATIONS: India has said that the idea of climate action should not be to move the goal post to 2050 and countries must fulfil their pre-2020 commitments, calling on the global community to view climate change as a “wake-up call” to strengthen multilateralism and seek equitable solutions for a sustainable world.
Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the delivery on the commitment by developed countries to jointly mobilise USD 100 billion per year by 2020 in support of climate action in developing countries has been elusive.
He was speaking at the UN Security Council s open debate on ‘Maintenance of international peace and security: Addressing climate-related risks to international peace and security .