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14 Jun 2017

ā€œG20 engagement partners: Trump's decision ā€˜irresponsibleā€™ā€

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The United States' ā€œshort-sighted and irresponsibleā€ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has prompted the G20 engagement groups to call on the remaining G19 member states to ā€œconvincingly show their willingness to implement the dealā€ at the upcoming summit in Hamburg, just like six countries did at the G7 summit in Italy. The engagement groups include business, civil society, trade unions, scientific and research community, think tanks, women and youth. The groups welcomed the continued commitment of subnational actors – like states and cities – in the US ā€œabsent leadership at the federal levelā€.

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For background, read the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę articles German reactions to US decision to withdraw from Paris Agreement

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