Climate Changed
Macron Says Paris Climate Deal Lives On Despite ‘One Decision’
- Leaders at One Planet Summit backed accord Trump spurned
- Heads of state and corporate executives joined in session
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A few short blocks from Trump Tower in New York, world leaders reaffirmed their commitments to rein in climate change and vowed to push ahead with the groundbreaking Paris agreement rejected last year by President Donald Trump.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who emerged as Trump’s biggest antagonist this week at the United Nations, didn’t mention him by name Wednesday at the One Planet Summit to rally support for the Paris agreement. But no one missed the reference when he said the accord has survived despite “one decision.’’