Local leaders react to Trump's Paris climate accord withdrawal

However, the Russian leader also said any such deal must include the USA, echoing a Kremlin aide who said the deal is "unworkable" without US participation.

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn accused May of "subservience" to Trump. Trump's move was slammed by countries like Canada, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the United Nations and former President Barack Obama.

"If we don't do anything, we might shoot over 5 degrees or more, and that would be catastrophic", said John Reilly, the codirector of the program, adding that MIT's scientists had no contact with the White House and were not offered a chance to explain their work.

Separately on Thursday, European heavyweights France, Germany and Italy said in a joint statement that they regretted the United States' decision to withdraw from the accord, but affirmed "our strongest commitment" to implement its measures and encouraged "all our partners to speed up their action to combat climate change".

"Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement is bad for the environment, bad for the economy, and it puts our children's future at risk", Zuckerberg said.

According to Putin, it is possible that Trump could agree to new terms for US participation "within the framework" of the current agreement, or he could strike an entirely new deal.

Mr Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, had for his part pledged to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 per cent by 2025. "So, we can't build the plants, but they can, according to this agreement". "We see no risks".

North Korea has ratified the agreement and the world is speaking out.

Apple CEO Tim Cook was among a long list of executives who called the White House and urged the President not to back out of the Paris agreement. Signatory nations agree to make voluntary emissions cuts to meet these goals, saying those cuts will become stricter as time goes on. Putin aide Andrei Belousov voiced disappointment.

Hollywood heavyweight and environmentalist Leonardo diCaprio took to Twitter to say: "Today, our planet suffered". Climate Interactive, which tracks global emissions and pledges, estimates that if U.S. doesn't reach its Paris Accord goal, an additional 0.3 degrees Celsius will be added to global warming by the end of the century. For example, in November 2012, he said on Twitter that "the concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make USA manufacturing non-competitive".