Global Leaders Criticized President Trump’s Withdrawal From Paris Accord

Although everyone knew what to expect when President Trump decided to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement, knowing that America’s standing in the world dropped several notches is still a blow to the country. World leaders have been pouring criticisms on the real estate billionaire since last week, many of whom were not subtle in hiding their disappointment.

As Business Insider notes, 195 countries in the world went to Paris back in 2015 and signed an accord that signified the first time the whole planet was working towards saving the Earth. Since then, the US was the only major country to actually back out of the accord, which did not sit well with the other signatories.

In response, leaders of other major powers expressed their thoughts on the matter. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that they were “deeply disappointed” while a joint statement between the leaders of France, Germany, and Italy had a more telling note to it.

"We, the Heads of State and of Government of France, Germany and Italy, take note with regret of the decision by the United States of America to withdraw from the universal agreement on climate change,” the statement reads.

This is a bit ominous since some are taking it to be a more elegant way of saying “We’ll remember this” to the Trump Administration. Aside from the actual withdrawal from the accord, President Trump also said that they would attempt to renegotiate the Paris agreement. He might find this a tad difficult since the other leaders are saying that this is not going to happen, The Hill reports.

In the statement that leaders of France, Germany, and Italy provided, it’s clear that they have no interest in renegotiating the agreement. As it stands, it’s starting to look like the 2-degree Celsius mark will be crossed.