world leaders democratic members congress others deplore u.s. president donald trump decision thursday pull paris climate accord supporters say unite state need advantageous deal follow reactions trump announcement deem momentum generate paris december 2015 irreversible firmly believe paris agreement renegotiate since vital instrument planet societies economies joint statement italian prime minister paolo gentiloni german chancellor angela merkel french president emmanuel macron nations remain paris agreement nations reap benefit job industries create believe unite state america front pack even absence american leadership even administration join small handful nations reject future confident state cities businesses step even lead way help protect future generations one planet get former u.s. president barack obama office accord take effect november statement tell firmly tonight renegotiate less ambitious accord way ... tonight unite state turn back world france turn back americans ... wherever live wherever share responsibility make planet great again macron address variation trump make america great slogan deal impose little responsibility world large emitters cost u.s. economy trillion reduce output million industrial job million manufacture job amount economic carnage unjustified welcome long overdue action defense american people u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross statement depart presidential councils climate change real leave paris good america world tesla spacex chief executive elon musk white house advisory council tweet matter principle resign president council parisagreement withdrawal disney chairman ceo robert iger twitter trump betray country service breitbart fake news shameless fossil fuel industry koch brothers climate denial operation sad democratic senator sheldon whitehouse member senate environment committee statement mayor pittsburgh assure follow guidelines paris agreement people economy future ... fact hillary clinton receive 80 vote pittsburgh pittsburgh stand world follow paris agreement tweet pittsburgh mayor bill peduto response trump say elect represent citizens pittsburgh paris good deal unite state president say one leaders reduce carbon reduce emissions one best countries environment president commit renegotiate deal deal fair us u.s. treasury secretary steve mnuchin fox news interview remove unite state paris agreement reckless indefensible action undermine america stand world threaten damage humanity ability solve climate crisis time make mistake president trump lead american people will al gore former u.s. vice president turn environmental activist statement today decision setback environment u.s. leadership position world goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein first post twitter account start 2011 president trump act america best interest move away flaw agreement ... open door new agreement reach right balance america remain leader environmental protection jeopardize economy order please counties come anywhere near environmental standards nikki haley u.s. ambassador unite nations statement white house reckless decision withdraw paris climate agreement devastate repercussions unite state planet administration abdicate leadership take backseat countries global fight climate change new york governor andrew cuomo statement join california governor jerry brown washington governor jay inslee announce formation alliance state commit uphold paris agreement great leap backward another bow anti-science know-nothingism pander handful billionaires special interest would impose huge harm upon generation upon future generations upon fragile planet statement democratic senator patrick leahy president trump decision withdraw parisagreement catastrophic mistake time bury head sand potus put friends fossil fuel industry ahead safety security american people future planet democratic senator al franken tweet deeply disappoint unite state federal government decide withdraw paris agreement ... u.s. decision dishearten remain inspire grow momentum around world combat climate change transition clean growth economies canadian prime minister justin trudeau statement without question america nation commit environmental leadership ... paris climate accord another bad deal negotiate obama administration america applaud president trump decision exit energy mogul-financier t. boone pickens though flaw climate accord fix ... administration deliver good deal republican house foreign affairs committee chairman ed royce statement day unite state lot forfeit claim leader among nations ... go poor take step ... never think would say word president unite state clear present danger orderly global system lawrence summer former obama economic adviser world bank official cnn interview decision immoral assault public health safety security everyone planet ... commit honor goals paris agreement executive order come days city remain home generations come statement new york city mayor bill de blasio disappoint today decision paris agreement climate change real industry must lead depend government general electric chairman ceo jeff immelt twitter factbox critics lament trump climate move supporters seek new deal