Jerry Brown (D) announced Thursday he’ll host a global climate summit in San Francisco next year, vowing to continue reducing carbon emissions even as President Donald Trump exits the Paris climate agreement to fight global warming. “We in California and in states all across America believe it’s time to act. And that’s why at this climate action summit, we’re going to get it done.”Brown’s announcement is the latest act of defiance from states vowing to uphold the 2015 global climate accord after Trump announced in May that the U.S. will pull out of the deal. Brown’s invitation to global leaders comes as Trump is set to meet with fellow heads of state at the G-20 meeting. “Since the decision of the U.S. to quit the Paris climate agreement, we are more determined than ever to make it successful,” she said last week.

Source: Huffington Post July 06, 2017 20:45 UTC