United States "could conceivably" reenter Paris Climate Agreement

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Trump seems to have advocated both agreement and disagreement with the Agreement within 15 words, while solidifying for all of us that he really doesn't understand the agreement. Standing alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Trump presented himself as a champion of environmentalism.

Trump said the Paris agreement was very unfair to the United States because it imposed penalties and took away many USA asset values.

Former President Barack Obama signed the agreement in 2016 with 195 other nations, which all voluntarily agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change.

"It wasn't a major topic, I must tell you, we talked about other things, including mostly trade", said Trump, who boasted that the USA had a trade surplus with Norway.

Defending his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Trump said his primary concern with the Paris climate accord was that it treated the U.S. unfairly and that if a better deal could be reached, Washington might be persuaded to rejoin.

"It put great penalties on us", he said about the agreement. "I'm not going to let it happen". "It took a lot of our asset values".

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In the year since coming to office, Trump's administration has worked to ease environmental legislation, which industry considers a burden on growth.

The Agreement required countries create their own climate action plans and restrictions, and the Agreement does not actually contain any formal penalties for nations that fail to meet their own self-imposed targets. The US president has at times seemed torn between advisors like his daughter Ivanka, who advocate for policies that mitigate the effects of climate change, and aides who believe global accords hold America back. "China, by 2030-they don't kick in until 2030", he said as an example.

He also said during the presidential election campaign that he wanted to help USA oil and coal industries.It was not clear from his comments on Wednesday whether he has embarked on any attempt to renegotiate America's terms.

"So we could conceivably go back in", Trump said, without expanding on what would have to happen or change.

"Norway is combating climate change".

She did note that green policies can lead to business opportunities, and noted that the USA company Tesla was selling many electric cars in Norway.

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