Donald Trump's rogue nation
The US has joined Syria and Nicaragua in rejecting the Paris climate agreement
On international efforts to deal with climate change, the US has long been a feckless partner, its position flipping with the political winds. George W Bush flouted international consensus in rejecting the 1997 Kyoto climate accord when he took office, arguing that the deal would hamstring America's economy. Barack Obama lobbied hard to pull the community of nations together for the Paris agreement. Now, reversing course again, President Donald Trump is pulling the US out of the deal, joining Syria and Nicaragua on the sidelines. Trump's 1 June Rose Garden speech laying out his argument for leaving Paris shed little light on his reasons for the decisions. It was at certain points muddled and
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