A Setback But Also An Opportunity? Climate Experts In India See Silver Lining In Trump’s Grim Warming Reversals
2 months, 1 week ago

A Setback But Also An Opportunity? Climate Experts In India See Silver Lining In Trump’s Grim Warming Reversals

ABP News  

Donald Trump: A blow to the global fight against climate change, but also an opportunity — the sentiment wasn’t altogether sombre among climate experts in India as US President Donald Trump began his second tenure in office by withdrawing the country from the Paris Agreement while promising to double down on oil and gas production. This is India's opportunity to show the Global South leadership by ramping up climate action.” Dr Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, said Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement once again was not entirely unexpected. Meaningful collaboration opportunities still exist on adaptation, resilience and insurance against climate shocks on one hand, and development and diversification of clean tech development, manufacturing and supply chains, on the other.” ‘Chaos & Undertainty’ Avantika Goswami, Programme Manager, Climate Change, Centre for Science and Environment, said Trump “returns to US political leadership at a time when climate impacts are escalating and the global green economy is becoming increasingly fragmented and adversarial”. Other nations must take the lead and ensure that global climate action doesn’t slow down in this critical decade,” she added, Manjeev Puri, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, described the US’ Paris pact withdrawal as a “blow to global cooperation on climate change”.

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India, Brazil could play a key role in shaping climate talks: COP30 President-Designate
1 week, 4 days ago

India, Brazil could play a key role in shaping climate talks: COP30 President-Designate

The Hindu  

With deepening divisions among countries over trade, the exit of the United States from the Paris Agreement, and multiplying disasters from global warming, the President-Designate of the forthcoming climate talks in Belem, Brazil, Andre Lago, a former Ambassador of Brazil to India, said that this was a time that developing countries, including India and Brazil, could play a greater role …

India hasn’t warmed as quickly but likely to warm faster now: Harvard scientist
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1 week, 4 days ago

India hasn’t warmed as quickly but likely to warm faster now: Harvard scientist

Hindustan Times  

Temperature rise in India has been lower than in the world’s other parts as per the 40-year data from the US agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration but this will change and India will have to adapt to higher rates of warming, a Harvard University climate scientist has said. “The good news is that India has not warmed as quickly..it …

Brace for ‘setbacks’ in combating climate change, warn experts as US takes over G20 presidency in 2026 – Firstpost
1 week, 5 days ago

Brace for ‘setbacks’ in combating climate change, warn experts as US takes over G20 presidency in 2026 – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The US presidency of G20 in 2026 risks derailing the progress made during previous presidencies of developing nations in areas like climate change and sustainable development Keiti da Rocha Gomes, Director at Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Brazil and Victoria Panova, Scientific Supervisor of the BRICS Expert Council and Managing Director of the National Committee of BRICS Research, Russia speak …

Climate action: India mustn’t take the ruinous path other nations have taken
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2 weeks ago

Climate action: India mustn’t take the ruinous path other nations have taken

Live Mint  

In recent years, climate anxiety has taken over many Western governments and most international organizations. This exaggeration grossly twists the science in the United Nations Climate Panel reports and is repudiated by the world’s leading climate economists, including the only one to win the Nobel Prize. A well considered and balanced response to climate change means rolling out solar and …

Global South is driving climate agenda: Bhupender Yadav
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Global South is driving climate agenda: Bhupender Yadav

Live Mint  

The Global South is driving the climate agenda, and the world now looks at India as a leader, Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday. In 2020 alone, India slashed its GHG emissions by 7.93%—a testament to its commitment to climate action—the minister said at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2025, organized by The …

Climate Change and You: What's faith got to do with it?
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate Change and You: What's faith got to do with it?

Live Mint  

Last Sunday, religious leaders, climate thinktanks and the government of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, got together for a rather unique event. The FY26 budget allocation on schemes and ministries impacting India’s climate change readiness is a paltry 1.2% of its total estimated expenditure. While President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and has vowed …

India already exceeding key climate targets, can grow faster using clean energy: UN climate chief
1 month, 1 week ago

India already exceeding key climate targets, can grow faster using clean energy: UN climate chief

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India is already meeting and exceeding key climate targets and has a real opportunity to grow even faster using clean energy and industry, UN climate chief Simon Stiell has said. In an email interview with PTI, Stiell said India's vast geography and large population mean a significant number of people are vulnerable to climate impacts. "I see a …

India already exceeding key climate targets, can grow faster using clean energy: UN climate chief
1 month, 1 week ago

India already exceeding key climate targets, can grow faster using clean energy: UN climate chief

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Feb 19 India is already meeting and exceeding key climate targets and has a real opportunity to grow even faster, using clean energy and industry, UN climate change chief Simon Stiell has said. "I see a real opportunity for India to grow even faster, using clean energy and industry, which will be a huge benefit to India's economic …

US fossil fuel push may undo climate progress. But it will have to pause, says Teri chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US fossil fuel push may undo climate progress. But it will have to pause, says Teri chief

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The US' focus on drilling oil and gas, among the most polluting fossil fuels, will reverse the climate action progress and have an adverse impact on the sector, according to Vibha Dhawan, director general of The Energy and Resources Institute. “We had to convince people to take action against climate change.” Dhawan, speaking ahead of the curtain raiser …

No immediate relief in sight from climate crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No immediate relief in sight from climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

January this year was the warmest since weather record-keeping began in 1901. Eighteen out of the past 19 months saw the global average surface air temperature exceed 1.5°C above the pre-industrial levels, which is the consensus warming threshold to prevent irreversible effects of the climate crisis. It is ironic that Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that the climate crisis is …

UN climate chief calls India a ‘solar superpower’, urges ambitious climate plan
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN climate chief calls India a ‘solar superpower’, urges ambitious climate plan

Firstpost  

The UN climate chief added that India’s leaders have a rare opportunity to deepen whole-of-economy industrial strategies that would make the fast-developing South Asian nation a dominant force in clean energy and industry UN climate chief Simon Stiell has called India a “solar superpower” and urged it to develop an ambitious climate plan covering its entire economy, saying that an …

UN climate chief calls India a ‘solar superpower’, urges ambitious climate plan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN climate chief calls India a ‘solar superpower’, urges ambitious climate plan

Firstpost  

The UN climate chief added that India’s leaders have a rare opportunity to deepen whole-of-economy industrial strategies that would make the fast-developing South Asian nation a dominant force in clean energy and industry Representational image. Reuters UN climate chief Simon Stiell has called India a “solar superpower” and urged it to develop an ambitious climate plan covering its entire economy, …

India should double down on climate action in the face of Trump’s policy rollback
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India should double down on climate action in the face of Trump’s policy rollback

Live Mint  

As Donald Trump begins his second term as US president, the world is bracing for a dramatic shift in US climate policy. To counteract volatility, India must strengthen intra-regional trade in carbon credits, aligning with overseas partners like the EU, Japan and Australia—economies that remain committed to climate goals despite the US withdrawal. India, in a bid to become a …

Once again, the Economic Survey seems to play down the climate crisis: Why?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Once again, the Economic Survey seems to play down the climate crisis: Why?

Live Mint  

In my critique of the Economic Survey of 2023-24, I had highlighted how little justice it does to the climate imperatives India is facing. The Economic Survey of 2024-25 offers convoluted arguments that read as an apology for the progress made on mitigation measures and seem to confuse normal development initiatives and resilience-building measures with adaptation imperatives. Some of the …

India to prioritise adaptation amid decreasing commitments to climate action
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2 months ago

India to prioritise adaptation amid decreasing commitments to climate action

Hindustan Times  

India will prioritise adaptation efforts to safeguard the country’s rapid economic growth amid decreasing financial commitments for climate action in developing countries that may lead to a reworking of targets, said the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday. “Lessons learned from the experiences of developed economies underscore the risks of prematurely shutting down thermal energy sources without viable technological …

India 7th most vulnerable country to climate change: Economic Survey
2 months ago

India 7th most vulnerable country to climate change: Economic Survey

India Today  

As global environmental agencies declared 2024 the hottest year on record and countries faced extreme weather events, India is no different. The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament identified India as the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change, highlighting the country's susceptibility to extreme weather events, slow onset phenomena like sea-level rise, biodiversity loss, and growing water insecurity. Given India's …

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action
2 months ago

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action

Live Mint  

Donald Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accords was a decision foretold. Trump has never been shy of airing his deep climate denialism, so it was clear as soon as the US presidential results were announced last November that the US would give up on climate action. For poorer nations, which have largely contributed next to nothing to …

Trump-shaped climate disaster
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump-shaped climate disaster

Hindustan Times  

Contrast the visuals of a burning American city with those of the new American president, Donald Trump, signing an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement minutes into his inauguration. Trump’s withdrawal from what he termed the “unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off” will take a year to materialise. Trump’s assault so far on US climate …

Green activists decry Trump for climate deal exit
2 months, 1 week ago

Green activists decry Trump for climate deal exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: “If the US fails, someone else must take charge," said city-based environmentalist B.V. Subba Rao, reacting to US President Donald Trump declaring that the US would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. He pointed out that the US withdrawal would hinder global progress on climate change, making it difficult to honour the commitments made during the 2017 climate agreement. …

Trump has pledged to overturn Biden’s progress on climate change. What will that mean?
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump has pledged to overturn Biden’s progress on climate change. What will that mean?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump pledged Monday to overturn climate-focused policy, promising once again to …

2024's climate chaos: Why Budget 2025 must prioritise climate action
2 months, 1 week ago

2024's climate chaos: Why Budget 2025 must prioritise climate action

India Today  

It was a year when the weather felt more like a roller coaster of chaos than the soft flow of seasons. Budgetary allocations for renewable energy penetration, industrial decarbonisation, and domestic green technology R&D must be a mandatory effort for India going forward," Avantika Goswami, Programme Manager, Climate Change, Centre for Science and Environment, told IndiaToday.in. "The government must address …

From the Editor-in-Chief
2 months, 2 weeks ago

From the Editor-in-Chief

India Today  

TThe birth pangs of Modi 3.0 are now all but settled, so the government can get down to brass tacks in right earnest. In Trump’s “demolition drive” lies the chance for India to position itself as the main port of call for capital in flight from China. Axis Bank chief economist Neelkanth Mishra reads the incoming US president’s promise to …

Year 2024 was the world’s warmest but 2025 could be a year of climate optimism
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Year 2024 was the world’s warmest but 2025 could be a year of climate optimism

Live Mint  

As 2024 came to an end, a number of alarming articles have been published in various global and national media on 2024 being the hottest year on record, the disastrous impact of extreme events due to climate change, the need to enhance climate action in the face of contentious climate negotiations in Azerbaijan and an American election that does not …

The end of global climate policy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The end of global climate policy

The Hindu  

Bringing justice centre stage requires an alternate sustainability forum The climate conference in Baku in 2024 turned the climate treaty on its head by scrapping the defining feature of the post-colonial world divided between ‘donors’ and ‘recipients’ and suggesting the need for an alternate global sustainability forum. Distinguishing between total emissions of countries and trends, drivers, and patterns of natural …

The year in data: how 2024 stacked up for economy, politics, climate and more
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3 months ago

The year in data: how 2024 stacked up for economy, politics, climate and more

Live Mint  

India is always beaming with the extraordinary potential of a massive young population, rapidly growing middle class, and geographical richness. Beyond air, India’s growth and development trajectory will also be threatened by climate change and it will have to set aside huge budgets to tackle its impact. The Reserve Bank of India underestimated inflation for the fifth year in 2024-25 …

Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat
3 months, 1 week ago

Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Climate change is no longer just affecting lives. “We must reduce emissions because a country like India needs a stable climate to ensure growth. Cross-border tariffs Climate change may disrupt global trade and economic development around as developed economies in the European Union are coming up with measures like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a policy tool to …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
3 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas

Live Mint  

Sitting down to write this newsletter, I was thinking about a way to introduce it that would chime in with the fact that we are in December. According to the November data of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global surface temperature was 1.62 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. View Full Image In May, a working …

Boost Green Capex With 'Climate Deficit' to Reverse India's GDP Slowdown
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Boost Green Capex With 'Climate Deficit' to Reverse India's GDP Slowdown

The Quint  

However, in terms of social or political outcomes, inflation is not a statistical idea based on indices rising up from a base year but a lived experience called price rise. Developing countries, especially India, saw a grand failure in the inability of developed countries to sufficiently increase the funding to decelerate climate change. While the COP29 attended by delegates from …

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29
4 months ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended on a dramatic note as negotiators announced a pledge to triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035, with an aspirational target of $1.3 trillion. Therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document.” India’s rejection of the climate finance package came in the face of celebration by developed …

What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?
4 months ago

What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?

Firstpost  

The tumultuous COP29, the UN climate summit, concluded in Azerbaijan’s Baku after talks continued until early Sunday. Developed nations forced a deal agreeing to provide $300 billion a year to the developing world from 2035 in climate finance. Developed nations forced an agreement promising to put together $300 billion a year from 2035 in climate finance. Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, …

US, India lead G20 on climate action but Trump presidency might change things: Study
4 months, 1 week ago

US, India lead G20 on climate action but Trump presidency might change things: Study

Firstpost  

A new study revealed that the United States and India are the top two nations in the G20 to take climate policy measures and reduce carbon emissions. However, the analysts warned that the advent of President-elect Donald Trump could be detrimental to these gains As talks about climate financing falter at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, a study noted that …

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 has seen a lacklustre attendance with heads of State from major emitters including China, United States, South Africa, Germany and Canada not in attendance. India must take a nuanced stance advocating for continued resource transfers from the North to bolster India’s domestic capacity to become a crucial partner in achieving global climate goals. India would …

Global South faces climate burden: India highlights challenges at COP29
4 months, 1 week ago

Global South faces climate burden: India highlights challenges at COP29

India Today  

At the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, India's Minister of State for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, highlighted the critical juncture at which the global community stands in its collective fight against climate change. Speaking on behalf of the Global South, Singh pointed the disproportionate burden faced by developing nations due to climate change. Kirti Vardhan Singh also reiterated that …

Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution, warns John Kerry at HTLS
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution, warns John Kerry at HTLS

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The world is already exceeding the crucial 1.5°C warming threshold, former US special envoy for climate John Kerry warned, urging countries engaged in the ongoing global climate conference, COP29, to work hard to find a solution, especially the 23 nations and regions most responsible for emissions. Former US secretary of state John Kerry has in recent years traversed …

Almost everyone in India vulnerable to climate change impacts; need for concerted efforts: Dr. Swaminathan at COP29
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Almost everyone in India vulnerable to climate change impacts; need for concerted efforts: Dr. Swaminathan at COP29

The Hindu  

Almost everyone in India is now vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has said, underscoring the urgent need for cross-ministerial and international collaboration to address its effects on health, gender and economic stability in the country. She emphasised that “access to clean energy for everyone is a priority.” …

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change

Al Jazeera  

Countries need to invest more than $6 trillion per year by 2030 to tackle the effects of climate change or risk having to pay more in the future, according to report by an independent panel of experts at a United Nations climate summit. “Investments in all areas of climate action must increase across all economies,” said the report published on …

Act on climate at home despite global ennui
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Act on climate at home despite global ennui

New Indian Express  

The longest shadow cast on the COP29 climate conference going on in Baku is the re-election of Donald Trump. The president-elect has already picked Vivek Ramaswamy, who has criticised big companies for basing business strategy around climate change concerns, to co-head a new department of government efficiency. That is the main agenda at COP29—to push for a new global climate …

COP 29 in Baku begins amid ‘Trump dilemma’: India should tread carefully
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP 29 in Baku begins amid ‘Trump dilemma’: India should tread carefully

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency has put questions on climate action; however, if India has to safeguard the security of 1.4 billion people, it must look at climate change seriously The 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change began in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will carry on from November 11 to 22, 2024. Trump’s position on climate change …

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America’s clean energy economy won’t reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. He said Trump will likely pull the United States out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of …

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia

Live Mint  

Nations, businesses and civil society are set to discuss ways to tackle the climate crisis at yet another Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, The 29th meet is in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11-14 November. A massive $2.4 trillion a year—four times what is currently invested—is required for poor and emerging economies to cut greenhouse gas …

U.S. top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over

LA Times  

John Podesta, U.S. climate envoy, speaks during a news conference at the COP29 U.N. No matter what kind of U-turn President-elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America’s clean energy economy won’t reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. “Fortunately, many in our country and around the world are working …

Trump presidency shadow on climate summit in Baku
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump presidency shadow on climate summit in Baku

Hindustan Times  

The 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, that begins today will have its most consequential negotiator sitting in the United States, influencing its outcomes without being present. On the eve of the inauguration of the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency, his declared intention to walk out, once again, from the …

India to gain from Donald Trump’s presidency, expects Moody’s
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India to gain from Donald Trump’s presidency, expects Moody’s

Live Mint  

India stands to gain significantly from the shift of power if President-elect Donald Trump makes the White House comeback after his historic win in the US presidential elections, according to a report by the global ratings agency Moody's cited the news portal Hindustan Times on Sunday, November 10. The President-elect also indicated his intention to pursue tax reforms by making …

India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29

The Hindu  

As world leaders and climate negotiators converge on Baku for COP29, beginning Monday, India is set to bring renewed focus to the urgent need for climate finance, accountability, and protection for vulnerable communities. India’s key priorities at the conference are likely to focus on ensuring accountability of developed nations on climate finance, strengthening resilience for vulnerable communities, and achieving an …

A shadow ‘financial crisis’ has cost the world $2 trillion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A shadow ‘financial crisis’ has cost the world $2 trillion

CNN  

CNN — Last month, two major storms, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, caused a total of between $51.5 billion and $81.5 billion of property damage, mostly to Southeastern US states, according to estimates from CoreLogic. The report from the International Chamber of Commerce, which comes as the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in Azerbaijan this week, estimated that the …

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, fast approaching, the world’s attention is firmly set on the urgent need for unified action against the climate crisis. With Donald Trump reclaiming the White House in 2024, the United States ’ approach to climate policy may face another major shift, one that could impact not only American environmental efforts but global …

Trump’s win will affect the global economy
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s win will affect the global economy

The Hindu  

The return of Donald Trump as President of the world’s largest economy accounting for more than a quarter of the global GDP could mean a multiplicity of shifts, some of them detrimental, for several key economies, including India. It would mean a return to escalating trade wars; a continuation of economic protectionism; jettisoning multilateralism; and imposing restrictions on immigration into …

Climate experts worry about Donald Trump’s re-election impact
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate experts worry about Donald Trump’s re-election impact

The Hindu  

With the 29th edition of the annual climate conference set to begin in Baku, Azerbaijan next week and Donald Trump likely to be re-elected as President of the United States, climate experts worry about what this will mean for global efforts at addressing climate change. In 2017, Mr. Trump announced the U.S.’s exit from the Paris Climate Agreement, which commits …

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