The Paris agreement commits the US and one hundred and eighty-seven other countries to keeping rising global temperatures well below centigrade above pre-industrial levels.
But in an address at the White House in Washington DC, President TRUMP said the accord punished the US and would cost millions of American jobs.
TRUMP said he was prepared to negotiate a new agreement or re-enter the accord on improved terms, stressing that he was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.
He also announced the termination of US payments to the United Nations Green Climate Fund, which helps developing countries cope with the effects of climate change.
Leading the pack of criticism against President TRUMP is the United Nations Secretary General, ANTONIO GUTERRES, who described the action as a major disappointment.
Former US President BARACK OBAMA, who approved the endorsement of the Paris deal, accusing the Trump Administration of rejecting the future.
The Canadian Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU said he was deeply disappointed by President TRUMP’s decision, same as United Kingdom Prime Minister, THERESA MAY.
France’s President EMMANUEL MACRON said he respected TRUMP’s decision but believed it was a mistake both for the US and for the planet, just as small island nations whose existence is threatened by rising sea levels are also critical of the move.
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