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US withdraws from the Paris climate accord

Geoff Riley

2nd June 2017

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The global response to President Trump's announcement that he is withdrawing the United States from the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord on climate change has been predictably strong. The reality is that the progress curve is so strong towards a lower-carbon, renewable future that the posturing of a ignorant President is likely to be by-passed by an acceleration in collaboration between nations. Take one example (there are many I could choose) - the Governor of California heads to China next week to discuss linking their carbon trading markets. The world will leave Trump behind and the decision will only hasten the changing centre of gravity in global economics and international relations.

Trump's quit the Paris accord. Here's what the bosses of the world's biggest companies are saying https://t.co/70PFZcNAB3
— Indy Business (@TheIndyBusiness) June 2, 2017

President's Paris climate speech annotated: Trump's claims analysed https://t.co/AkWzm6tzFe
— Rob Chambers (@RobGeog) June 2, 2017

"Make our planet great again" - Macron's message vs Trump: "I was elected to serve Pittsburgh not Paris" No contest. https://t.co/XIHnFP4Jwh
— Rajesh Mirchandani (@rajeshmirchand) June 2, 2017

BREAKING: Arnold Schwarzenegger has a blunt message for Donald Trump. #ParisAgreement pic.twitter.com/YI8fcxEeox
— attn (@attn) June 2, 2017

From Facebook 2 Walmart & now Exxon, big business increasingly views sustainability as critical 2 its bottom line https://t.co/ar32CWZ5BX
— Phil Hay (@PhillipJHay) June 2, 2017

Come here with us to work together on concrete solutions for our climate, our environment. pic.twitter.com/JXiqgMP8Xy
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 1, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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