"The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate deal, President Trump announced today.

The president described the decision as necessary to protect the U.S. economy from burdensome emissions restrictions and foreign interference in U.S. energy policy.

'In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord,' Trump said during a speech in the Rose Garden at the White House, adding that negotiations would begin immediately 'to re-enter either the Paris accord or really an entirely new transaction.'

'So we're getting out, but we will start to negotiate, and we will see whether we can make a deal that's fair.'"

Jean Chemnick reports for Greenwire June 1, 2017. [2]

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