UPDATE: Trump aides postpone meeting as clashes over Paris climate deal continue
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Source: The Guardian
Trump aides postpone meeting as clashes over Paris climate deal continue
President promises decision on US involvement before this month’s
G7 summit, but the debate reveals deep divisions within his core team
Oliver Milman
Tuesday 9 May 2017 12.23 BST Last modified on Tuesday 9 May 2017 15.14 BS
Donald Trump’s advisers have postponed another meeting on whether the US should remain in the Paris climate agreement, amid growing nervousness from businesses and other countries over a potential withdrawal.
A gathering of Trump’s top advisers was set to take place on Tuesday but has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts, as the administration attempts to come to a decision on the international climate deal.
The unusually public internal debate over the future of the deal has shown deep divisions within Trump’s administration as to whether to ditch the pact, which was struck in 2015 when nearly 200 nations agreed to curb their greenhouse gas emissions to avoid dangerous climate change.
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Different factions in Trump’s orbit have clashed over whether the US should pull out. Steve Bannon, Trump’s top strategist, favors withdrawal, as does Scott Pruitt, the EPA administrator, who has called it a “bad business deal for this country”. Rick Perry, the energy secretary, said last month “we probably need to renegotiate” the agreement.
Meanwhile, Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, and Trump’s family members and advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, are understood to favor remaining in the deal. Ivanka Trump is set to meet separately with Pruitt on Tuesday to discuss the Paris pact and according to AP has been handed the task of reviewing US climate policy.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/09/paris-climate-deal-trump-advisers
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Previous headline at link: Donald Trump's closest advisers clash over fate of Paris climate deal
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and I'm supposed to be heartened that at least she's not Pruitt?
