Trump pulls US out of UN climate treaty

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Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge
President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the entire United Nations climate-fighting apparatus takes America's environmental isolation to another level and is likely to damage both the United States an...

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Trump's exit from global climate treaty leaves U.S. without a voice in negotiations
Trump directs the US to withdraw from key climate treaty
Why Trump's Abrupt Exit from Pivotal Climate Treaty Matters
President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from the world’s overarching treaty on climate change in a move that escalates his attempts to reverse years of global negotiations toward addre...

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Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
Trump Withdrawal From Bedrock UN Climate Treaty Raises Legal Questions
Trump pulls out of dozens of UN climate schemes
The White House announced it would exit the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) along with 65 other global organisations it listed as “contrary to the interests” of the US.

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Trump moves to pull US out of bedrock global climate treaty, becoming first country to do so
US Will Exit 66 International Organizations as It Further Retreats From Global Cooperation

UN climate chief says Trump scores 'own goal' with treaty retreat

The UN climate chief led a chorus of criticism Thursday over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty, calling it a "colossal own goal" that will only harm his country.

U.S. to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including ones focused on climate change, White House says

Many of the targets are United Nations-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate​, labor, migration and other issues.

Al Gore sounds 'climate crisis' alarm as Trump yanks US from UN initiatives

Former Vice President Al Gore, who served alongside of President Bill Clinton, condemned President Donald Trump's move to withdraw the U.S. from climate-related initiatives.
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