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US Notifies UN It Will Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal

Margaret Besheer

   UNITED NATIONS - The United States announced Monday that it has
   notified the United Nations that it will begin its withdrawal from the
   2015 Paris climate agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

   "President Donald Trump made this decision because the Paris Agreement
   unfairly burdens American businesses, workers and taxpayers while
   giving a free pass to other countries," a State Department spokesman
   told VOA.

   The United States is second only to China as the top emitter of
   greenhouse gas emissions globally.

   U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned against the U.S. being a part of
   the Paris deal, though virtually every other country has signed up. Due
   to a 3-year waiting period since the agreement entered into force,
   Monday was the first day Washington could formally submit its official
   notification. It will take an additional year for the U.S. withdrawal
   to take effect. That date -- Nov. 4, 2020 -- is the day after the 2020
   U.S. presidential election.

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