Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday 31 May to announce the imminent withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. The news was greeted with a degree of equanimity by the European Union, certain that the world will abide by its commitment to implement the universal climate agreement and that many in America will continue their activism.
The official decision will be given “over the next few days”, Trump said, confirming the position that was taking shape at the G7 summit...