Elon Musk says he’ll quit Trump’s advisory council if US leaves Paris climate deal
As President Trump eyes backing out of the world’s largest climate agreement, he may lose one of his most prominent advisors from the tech world. Today on Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that if President Trump publicly withdraws from the international Paris Agreement, Musk will respond by withdrawing from all White house advisory councils.
“[I] don’t know which way Paris will go,” Musk tweeted, “but I’ve done all I can to advise directly to POTUS, through others in WH & via councils, that we remain.” When asked what he would do if Trump withdraws from the Paris Agreement, Musk responded, “will have no choice but to depart councils in that case.” Musk currently advises the president’s Manufacturing Jobs Initiative, as…
