Paris Climate Accords: US Notifies UN Of Withdrawal
November 6, 2019
5:11 pm
TheΒ United StatesΒ has begun the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, notifying the UN of its intention to leave, as other countries express regret and disappointment at the move.
The notification begins a one-year process of exiting the global climate change accord, culminating the day after the 2020 US election.
The US government says the deal puts an βunfair economic burdenβ on Americans.
The agreement brought together 188 nations to combat climate change.
There has been widespread international condemnation of the US move.
The Paris accord, agreed in 2015, committed the US and 187 other countries to keeping …
