Colombia saddened by Trumps withdrawal of United States from Paris climate agreement
Colombia ‘saddened’ by Trump’s withdrawal of United States from Paris climate agreement
written by Taran Volckhausen June 2, 2017
Colombia’s Minister of Environment told local media his country is “saddened” by US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States, which is the world’s second-largest CO2 emitter, from the Paris Climate Accord.
Luis Gilberto Murillo claimed that Trump’s decision increased Colombia’s vulnerability to climate change and will make it more difficult to advance toward an international goal to avoid a 3.6º F increase in global temperatures.
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Nearly 12 million Colombians are directly threatened by climate change and at risk from natural disasters like flooding and landslides, the environment minister said previously to Reuters.
Already climate change has been implicated in natural disasters occurring this year that killed at least 328 people and wiped out entire neighborhoods in the southern city of Mocoa.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-saddened-trumps-withdrawal-united-states-paris-climate-agreement/
