Outrage'¨as Trump quits deal'¨on climate'¨change

SIR Ed Davey urged politicians in the UK to 'speak out' after the US opted out of the deal.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jun 2017, 06:11 BST
Updated 4th Jun 2017, 21:16 BST
Protestors outside the American Embassy on central London ahead of US President Donald Trump's announcement on whether the United States pulls out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday June 1, 2017. Trump has said he will announce whether he intends to go ahead with his election campaign pledge to withdraw from the landmark 2015 deal to reduce CO2 emissions.See PA story ENVIRONMENT Climate. Photo credit should read: David Mizoeff/PA WireProtestors outside the American Embassy on central London ahead of US President Donald Trump's announcement on whether the United States pulls out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday June 1, 2017. Trump has said he will announce whether he intends to go ahead with his election campaign pledge to withdraw from the landmark 2015 deal to reduce CO2 emissions.See PA story ENVIRONMENT Climate. Photo credit should read: David Mizoeff/PA Wire
Protestors outside the American Embassy on central London ahead of US President Donald Trump's announcement on whether the United States pulls out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday June 1, 2017. Trump has said he will announce whether he intends to go ahead with his election campaign pledge to withdraw from the landmark 2015 deal to reduce CO2 emissions.See PA story ENVIRONMENT Climate. Photo credit should read: David Mizoeff/PA Wire

The Lib Dem former energy and climate change secretary said America was the second largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and added: “It means the rest of the world are going to have to work even harder, so that’s just wrong and irresponsible and against the science and the evidence.

“It’s really time that British politicians of all parties spoke out against what Mr Trump is doing. I know the Liberal Democrats are strongly against this and we want to speak up publicly against Mr Trump.”

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