PTI
WASHINGTON
President Donald Trump on Friday declared that the US will withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord, saying the ‘draconian’ deal unfairly punished America but benefited countries like India and China, drawing strong condemnation from across the world.
“I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris,” Trump said, immediately triggering global condemnation on the move by the world’s second-biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses.
“As president, I have one obligation, and that obligation is to the American people. The Paris Accord would undermine our economy, hamstring our workers, weaken our sovereignty, impose unacceptable legal risks, and put us at a permanent disadvantage to the other countries
