Pittsburgh’s mayor, Democrat Bill Peduto, shot back on Twitter that his city, long the heart of the US steel industry, actually embraced the Paris accord. Green climate fundTrump said the United States would stop payments to the UN Green Climate Fund, in which rich countries committed billions of dollars to help developing countries deal with floods, droughts and other impacts from climate change. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt said he was disappointed, adding: “Climate change is real. He has called climate change a hoax. Scientists said US withdrawal from the deal could speed up the effects of global climate change, worsening heat waves, floods, droughts and storms.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 02, 2017 02:37 UTC