Donald Trump is looking at quick ways of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement in defiance of widening international backing for the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Reuters has reported. Since the US president-elect was chosen, governments ranging from China to small island states have reaffirmed support for the 2015 Paris agreement at 200-nation climate talks running until 18 November in Marrakesh, Morocco. The Paris agreement went into force on 4 November, four days before last Tuesday’s election. “The Paris agreement carries an enormous amount of weight and credibility,” she told a news conference. The Trump source blamed US president Barack Obama for joining up by an executive order, without getting approval from the Senate.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 02:03 UTC