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Donald Trump poised to quit Paris climate accord

Donald Trump poised to quit Paris climate accord
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Donald Trump is poised to pull out of the Paris climate change deal, according to White House sources.

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Officials told AP and other news agencies that the US president was likely to back out of the pledge to limit greenhouse gas emissions agreed by Barack Obama.

I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017

The 2015 agreement was backed by 195 of 197 countries in the UN’s climate change group. Nicaragua and Syria abstained.

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