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Trump pulls United States out of global climate change accord
Pence praised Trump's leadership and said Trump is "is choosing to put the forgotten men and women of America first". In 2001, then US President George W Bush had withdrawn from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change . Withdrawing would leave the United States aligned only with Russian Federation among the world's industrialized economies. Mr Trump's chief economic adviser Gary Cohn ha... [Full Article...]
Trump Shunning The Paris Accord Makes America Look Weak
He later said the city would "follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future". The agreement also hinges on developed countries like the United States , whose economies have contributed more emissions historically, helping to finance developing countries' transition to cleaner forms of energy. [Full Article...]
Trump announces US will abandon global climate accord
But Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to cancel United States participation in the deal, said he would ditch the Paris accord because it handicaps the U.S. Those briefed by the White House insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the matter ahead of Trump's announcement Thursday afternoon in the Rose Garden. [Full Article...]
OR responds to USA climate pact rejection
Since taking office on January 20, Trump, who has called climate change a "hoax", has sent contradictory signals on the Paris deal. So just what does the USA lose if it's no longer leading the global fight against climate change? "Avoiding a two degree warming was already hard when all of the key countries were rowing together", said Michael Oppenheimer, a climate researcher at Princeton Univer... [Full Article...]
CBSE Class XII marks verification till June 5
The Board, which declared the results on Sunday, started receiving applications from students on Wednesday. Students can check the CBSE Class 10th Result 2017 by clicking on the activated result link and entering required details such as roll number, etc. [Full Article...]
Baird Financial Group Inc. Takes Position in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG)
About 819,964 shares traded. It has outperformed by 19.25% the S&P500. Argi Investment Services Llc decreased Vanguard Intl Bond Index Etf (BNDX) stake by 355,874 shares to 46,358 valued at $2.52M in 2016Q4. Investors sentiment decreased to 0.94 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.83, from 1.76 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 49 investors sold MSFT shares while 897 reduced holdings. [Full Article...]
Politicians, activists, businesses sound off on climate deal
But he was also breaking from many of America's staunches allies, who have expressed alarm about the decision. Even a direct appeal from the Vatican wasn't enough to persuade the president. The body's commissioner for climate action and energy Miguel Arias Canete also pledged continued "global leadership" on climate change. The mayors had previously released a statement immediately after the new... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump 'set to withdraw from climate change deal'
Senate ratification. During Trump's overseas trip last week, European leaders pressed him to keep the U.S.in the pact. Trump is expected to make an announcement on it this week. Bill Ford, chairman of the Ford Motor Co., also weighed in, saying: "We believe climate change is real, and remain deeply committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our vehicles and our facilities". [Full Article...]