washington white house advisers trump administration officials meet thursday discuss whether unite state remain paris climate agreement white house official say wednesday meet include member national economic council cabinet officials environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt energy secretary rick perry schedule 1:30 p.m. edt 1730 gmt postpone early month administration expect make decision whether remain party deal time leaders group seven wealthy nations meet late may members president donald trump inner circle divide whether stay go accord agree nearly 200 countries paris 2015 would limit planetary warm part slash carbon dioxide emissions burn fossil fuel part deal unite state trump predecessor president barack obama commit reduce emissions 26 28 percent 2005 level 2025 2016 presidential election campaign trump describe climate change hoax stifle policies improve economic growth say would consider cancel paris agreement late say open stay u.s. get good term trump advisers take different position decision pruitt join trump adviser steve bannon oppose paris agreement trump close advisers daughter ivanka trump husband jar kushner side secretary state rex tillerson say u.s. remain part agreement perry say would best remain renegotiate term george david bank charge international energy issue white house national economic council receive feedback publicly trade coal oil company paris decision major coal company include cloud peak energy say would company global interest u.s. stay pact l5n1hc5nc meanwhile global company range bp microsoft general mill walmart send letter trump wednesday urge president keep u.s. agreement protect competitiveness trump advisers discuss whether u.s. stay paris climate pact official