Anti-Trump group says most of US economy backs Paris climate pact


  • World
  • Saturday, 11 Nov 2017

A woman walks past a giant tent, set by U.S. groups opposed to U.S. President Donald Trump, on the sidelines of U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Alister Doyle

BONN, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. cities, states and businesses accounting for more than half the country's economy remain committed to the 2015 Paris climate accord despite President Donald Trump's plan to pull out, an anti-Trump alliance said on Saturday.

The "America's Pledge" report, presented on the sidelines of 200-nation talks on global warming in Bonn, Germany, said non-federal U.S. backers of the Paris pact accounted for $10.1 trillion or 54 percent of U.S. 2016 gross domestic product.

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