Erdogan said that when Turkey signed the accord France had promised that Turkey would be eligible for compensation for some of the financial costs of compliance.

“So we said if this would happen, the agreement would pass through parliament. But otherwise it won’t pass,” Erdogan told a news conference, adding that parliament had not yet approved it.

“Therefore, after this step taken by the United States, our position steers a course towards not passing this from the parliament,” he said.

Yes, the climate change "crisis" has always been a ripoff by the likes of Turkey, while China and India keep on building coal-fired generating plants.

Too bad we have a governor as silly as Gov. Moonbeam.