SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three Democratic governors said Thursday they won’t let the United States back away from a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite President Donald Trump decision to withdraw from an international pact. “The president has listened to people from all sides and ultimately he’s going to make the best decision for … the American worker,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. While Trump said his decision was the first step in an effort to see if there was a “better deal” for the United States, the decision to opt out has been met with concern from many in the international community. “By withdrawing from these commitments, we are telling the international community that the U.S. government is not serious about addressing climate change.”

On Twitter, Pascrell said the decision to pull out of the agreement was “based on propaganda pushed by anti-climate hard liners.”

Payne said that Trump’s decision “sends a signal that the United States will not honor its commitments to our international partners.”

“Climate change increases extreme weather events and natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, one of the deadliest and costliest storms in U.S. history,” he said.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirms that the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation.