U.S. President Donald Trump, who in the past has disparaged Paris as an unsafe city because of terrorist attacks, leaves for the French capital on Wednesday for counterterrorism talks with President Emmanuel Macron and to mark the 100th anniversary of U.S. troops entering World War I. Trump a year ago described Paris as “so, so, […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker today issued the following statement after the White House’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement: “Alaska is the Unites States’ only Arctic state. In spite of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord today, Alaska will continue to work to boost national defense […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European and Chinese leaders will on Friday voice strong support for the Paris climate accord and present a series of joint plans to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, according to a document seen by Reuters. The statement comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is set to withdraw from the Paris Agreement […]
China said Wednesday it is committed to honoring its pledges under the Paris climate change agreement, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that would effectively dismantle environmental regulations put in place by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said combating climate change is a challenge […]