Deafening Silence: Foreign Diplomats On "Better Climate Deal" - "Nobody Knows What It Means"
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Interviews with a half-dozen foreign officials and veteran climate negotiators show the international community is deeply uncertain in the meantime about how to interpret Trump’s June 1 Rose Garden speech, in which he vowed to “begin negotiations to re-enter either the Paris accord or an entirely new transaction, on terms that are fair to the United States.”
Trump again bashed the Paris deal during a speech in Iowa Thursday night, insisting that the agreement, which gives countries leeway to write their own plans for reducing emissions, ties the hands of the United States. “Like hell it's non-binding,” Trump said. “Nobody has a clue what the administration is thinking,” said one foreign diplomat, who like others quoted in this story requested anonymity to discuss the issue. “The announcement is so vague. Nobody knows what it means.”
Left unsaid in Trump’s speech: What will it take for the U.S. to re-enter the Paris agreement? What exactly would a new negotiation entail? Will the U.S. cease participation in United Nations climate negotiations altogether? Is Trump even interested in staying in the agreement if he wins concessions?
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The recent meeting of G7 environment ministers gave the international community little hope that the U.S. is open to finding a middle ground on climate change. While the environmental ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom signed on to a joint statement reaffirming their “strong commitment” to the Paris deal, Pruitt abstained.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/22/trump-allies-paris-climate-talks-239828
