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After US Withdraws, Europe to Stick to Climate Agreement: Von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said countries in the European Union intend to adhere to the Paris Climate Agreement, even though President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it on his first day in office.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Von der Leyen said that the agreement "continues to be the best hope for all humanity. So Europe will stay the course, and keep working with all nations that want to protect nature and stop global warming."
During a session at the WEF looking at Europe’s transition to clean energy, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo responded to Trump's decision by saying: “I mean, the world is full of uncertainty after yesterday even more, and maybe tomorrow there might be even more uncertainty. Let’s please, as Europeans within the European Union, not add to the uncertainty by creating ambiguity on our goals.”
The 2016 agreement has a long-term goal to keep the rise in global surface temperature “well below [3.6 Fahrenheit] above pre-industrial levels.”
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