A week after the election to the White House of Trump, who has called global warming a “hoax” and has threatened to “cancel” the global pact, Ban said: “I am sure he will make a good, wise decision”. Trump’s election has been uppermost on the minds of many delegates and negotiators gathered in Marrakech to thrash out a roadmap for putting the agreement into action. “I have explained at length about our expectations and our hope that… president-elect Mr Trump will hear and understand the seriousness and urgency of addressing climate change,” said Ban. “As the president of the US I am sure he will understand this, he will listen, he will vary his campaign remarks,” he added. “No country, however resourceful or powerful, is immune from the impacts of climate change,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 15, 2016 18:38 UTC