One promise he doesn’t need to keep…
Via Washington Examiner:
The U.S. will maintain a leadership role in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even though President Trump plans to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, a top State Department official assured a global audience in Germany Thursday.
Judith Garber, acting assistant secretary for oceans, environment and science at the State Department, said in a speech at the United Nations-led climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, that the U.S. will “continue to be a leader” on clean energy and remains committed to helping other countries “adapt to the impacts of climate change.”
The two-week Bonn conference, closing Friday, is meant as a forum for countries to shore up their commitment to the Paris Agreement. President Trump plans to remove the U.S. from the agreement in 2020, becoming the only nation to not commit to it.
“Irrespective of our views on the Paris Agreement, the United States will continue to be a leader in clean energy and innovation, and we understand the need for transforming energy systems,” Garber said, adding the U.S. remains “open” to rejoining the Paris deal on “terms more favorable to the American people.”