US withdrawing from Paris deal unless it gets favourable term: Trump Economic adviser Cohn
The US is determined to withdraw from the Paris climate pact unless it gets a favourable term, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said at the United Nations today.
Gary Cohn, the Director of National Economic Council, said this after a breakfast meeting with energy ministers from about a dozen countries on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly session of the United Nations. “We are withdrawing from the Paris Agreement unless we can reengage on terms more favourable to the United States. This position was made very clear during the breakfast,” the White House said in a statement after the meeting.
“Today s Energy Minister Breakfast was a useful conversation with many of our international allies and partners. We discussed the president’s energy agenda, and the role that US energy resources and technologies can play in promoting energy security, driving economic growth, and reducing emissions at home and globally,” a senior White House official said.
The conversation also focused on ways that the countries can work together to provide affordable, reliable energy to help reduce global poverty, the official said. “Participants discussed the important role that technology and innovation will continue to play as our countries strive to achieve these important goals,” …read more