How Germany reacted to Trump’s climate pact withdrawal

Source: The Local

Germans had some creative ways of expressing their disapproval of the US President’s decision to pull out of an international agreement to fight climate change.

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris accord, originally signed by 196 nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Trump said he would be open to negotiating better terms for his country.

The decision was not taken lightly by European officials, with Germany, France and Italy issuing a joint statement on Thursday saying the pact was not negotiable.

Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Friday to have “more decisive action than ever” to protect the climate after the US pullout from the landmark Paris accord.

“We in Germany, in Europe and the world will band together to take more decisive action than ever to confront and successfully surmount major challenges to humanity such as climate change,” she told reporters.

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