BBC - AS IT HAPPENED: US QUITS PARIS CLIMATE PACT

BBC - LIVE TEXT REPORTING

"As it happened: US quits Paris climate pact
Trump: American citizens come first
Summary
Donald Trump withdraws the US from the Paris climate change pact
"In order to fulfil my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw," he said
Trump said he may renegotiate a better deal but European countries said that won't happen
French president Emmanuel Macron says decision means US is 'turning its back on the world'
The US is the second biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the world after China
Greenpeace said this turns the US from climate leader to 'climate deadbeat'"

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www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-40123293

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CAB OPINION
The BBC clearly don't like this move - the whole tone of the live reporting blog is negative toward the decsision - too many to list here.
The whole live reporting was written by Flora Drury and Max Matza - they must be knackered!