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Starting any minute. USA Today reports:
President Trump said he would announce his decision on whether to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in a Thursday afternoon event in the White House Rose Garden — the same place where President Obama hailed the agreement as “a turning point for our planet.”
With typical Trumpian flair for building suspense, the president announced his announcement via Twitter, saying “I will be announcing my decision on Paris Accord, Thursday at 3:00 P.M. The White House Rose Garden. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The 197-member climate agreement requires every country to establish ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gasses. But those targets are largely voluntary, and Trump has already made clear that he views environmental regulations as an obstacle to his goal of creating jobs and ensuring energy independence.
Still, the rest of the world is watching to see how far Trump will go in backing out of the accord. His options could range from staying in and renegotiating the terms of the agreement, to exiting the underlying treaty entirely.