Framework Convention on Climate Change, the organization’s climate negotiating body in charge of helping developing countries fulfill environmental requirements under the 2015 pact. “Americans are not walking away from the Paris Climate Agreement. [Fact-checking President Trump’s claims on the Paris climate change deal]Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the U.N. Trump said that under the Paris deal, the United States would have to commit “tens of billions of dollars” to the fund. READ MORE:Why Nicaragua and Syria didn’t join the Paris climate accordDonald Trump now hates Michael Bloomberg because Bloomberg was mean to himDemocrats see political opportunity in Trump’s decision to abandon Paris climate deal

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2017 20:43 UTC