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President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision said on Wednesday, a move that promises to deepen a rift with U.S. allies.
White House officials cautioned that details were still being hammered out and that, although close, the decision on withdrawing from the 195-nation accord - agreed to in Paris in 2015 - was not finalized.
[...] The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump was working out the terms of the planned withdrawal with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, an oil industry ally and climate change doubter.
[...] The CEOs of Dow Chemical Co, ExxonMobil Corp, Unilever NV and Tesla Inc all urged Trump to remain in the agreement, with Tesla's Elon Musk threatening to quit White House advisory councils of which he is a member if the president pulls out.
Source: Reuters
On Twitter, Trump indicated that an announcement was coming soon.
"I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days," he wrote. "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
[...] Opponents of the climate deal were concerned after White House economic advisor Gary Cohn told reporters that the president was "evolving on the issue" during his trip overseas.
His daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly channelled support for the deal behind the scenes at the White House, encouraging climate change activists that Trump might change his mind. Trump's Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon CEO, also supported remaining in the treaty.
Source: Brietbart
(Score: 5, Insightful) by WalksOnDirt on Thursday June 01 2017, @01:08PM (3 children)
What isn't normal is neglecting to mention them in official documents and lying about them when asked. Maybe they are just extremely forgetful, which would make them incompetent, but I think that's unlikely.
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Thursday June 01 2017, @04:40PM (2 children)
Not to mention...correct me if I'm wrong...they were attempting to use Russian secure channels, which seems to imply that they didn't want our intelligence agencies to know what was being discussed. Nothing suspicious there right??? I'd say this is why people like John McCain and anyone else paying attention aren't buying the bullshit about this being standard procedure.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 01 2017, @10:20PM (1 child)
I know, right? What's he afraid of? It's not like there are leakers in the US agencies...
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Friday June 02 2017, @12:09AM
Oh give me a Gold-damned fucking break. The "leakers" in these agencies are more like whistle blowers than anything. The "leaks" come from genuine concern because the jackass in the whitehouse and probably his whole family are basically owned by the Kremlin, as Putin most likely has airtight proof of their credit lines with every shady oligarch and mob figure in the country. When are people going to stop defending this guy?