Pallone Condemns Trump's Decision to Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Trump said Thursday the US would withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and he would begin negotiations to either re-enter the Paris agreement under new terms or craft a new deal that he judges fair to the USA and its workers.

But one caller, who didn't leave his name, said he supports Trump's decision because he thinks the Paris agreement is a bad deal. Offering a glimpse into his apparent anxiety over how he's viewed on the world stage, Trump argued that the same countries practically begging him to stay in the Paris accord were in fact mocking the United States' participation. The choice, his biggest international policy decision to date, is an ill thought through move that will retard international efforts to tackle global warming and has already provoked an international furore of condemnation.

Iger wrote on Twitter that "as a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal".

"Climate change can not be ignored, and we must combat this challenge in order to save our planet for our children and grandchildren".

Asked about Musk's resignation, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Fox News that "anybody who read the agreement and understood it would realize that this was not really about climate, this was about USA money going to other countries and it didn't solve the climate problem".

Leaders of industry and business groups distanced themselves from the White House in the wake of Trump's decision.

Trump's decision making on Paris has being closely watched, internationally, given the head of steam that is now behind the deal.

Downing Street issued a statement saying British Prime Minister Theresa May had told Trump of her "disappointment" at his decision and stressed that Britain remained committed to it. Almost 200 countries joined the landmark deal forged under Trump's predecessor. I spoke with President Trump on Tuesday and tried to persuade him to keep the U.S.in the agreement.

But a number of other business leaders derided it in forceful terms. Climate change is real.

"Today's decision is a setback for the environment and for the U.S.'s leadership position in the world", said Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein in his first-ever tweet.

A "Global Trends" report prepared by the US Director of National Intelligence's office, released on January 9, warned that climate change posed security risks because of extreme weather, stress on water and food, and global tensions over how to manage the changes.

He added: "While urging our own governments to sustain our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, our villages, local governments, and communities are beginning to take drastic actions to address climate crisis bottom-up".

The US accounts for more than 15% of the worldwide total of greenhouse gas emissions. China and the European Union both already employ more workers in the renewable energy sector than the United States, according to the data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). Ed Markey, D-Mass. "By creating the clean energy technologies here at home and then deploying them around the world, we can have job creation that is good for all creation".