The White House pushed back on September 16 at a European suggestion it was softening its stance on the Paris climate accord, insisting Washington will withdraw from the agreement unless it can re-enter on more favourable terms. The remark came as Environment Ministers from some 30 countries gathered in Montreal seeking headway on the Paris climate accord, which President Donald Trump had pulled out of in June 2017. Also Read Climate agreement proposes a binding 2°C targetThe U.S. observer was not immediately available for comment and the White House insisted the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord without more favourable terms. We “committed to full implementation of the Paris Accord. “If we can combine all these matters we could make Paris agreement a great success.”

Source: The Hindu September 17, 2017 06:29 UTC