Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the deal in June, leaving the US with only Syria and Nicaragua for company outside the global agreement. “So I think the plan is for Director Cohn to consider other ways in which we can work with partners in the Paris climate accord. Citing the European Union climate commissioner, Miguel Cañete, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump officials had said they would not pull out of the Paris accord and were offering to re-engage. The head of the US delegation did not imply that the US would reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement. McMaster, who said the Paris accord “gave the biggest polluters a free ride”, said Trump had said the US would pull out of the accord but could re-enter if conditions were favourable.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 18:33 UTC