Boris Johnson 'continues to lobby' US on climate change as Trump's Paris decision looms

As the world awaits Donald Trump's decision on a key climate change deal, Boris Johnson says he will urge the US to cut emissions.
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The UK will continue to lobby the US to take climate change seriously, the Foreign Secretary has said, as the US appears poised to pull out of a landmark agreement on global warming.
Donald Trump is due to announce his decision on the Paris accord lateramid widespread reports he has decided to abandon it.
Boris Johnson told Sky News: "We will continue to urge the US to take a leading role in bringing down Co2 emissions.
"I continue to lobby the US at all levels to continue to take climate change extremely seriously and to show the leadership that America has shown in the past," he added.
Mr Johnson refused to be drawn on what his response would be if Mr Trump does withdraw from the Paris agreement.
But he said that, regardless of federal policy, American states have shown "considerable leaderships" in cutting emissions.
Mr Trump is due to make an announcement at 3pm local time (8pm UK time) in the Rose Garden of the White House.
On Wednesday afternoon, the President offered little clue to what he will do, saying: "I'm hearing from a lot of people both ways - both ways, believe me."


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The Paris deal, which was brokered by Barack Obama in 2015, commits nations to curbing carbon emissions. It was the first legally binding global deal to fight climate change.
Under the deal, Mr Obama committed the US to cutting its emissions by between 26% and 28% from 2005 levels by 2025.
But Mr Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, made pulling out of the deal a key pledge of his presidential campaign, saying it weakens the US economy.
A world map with climate anomalies shown at the World Climate Change Conference 2015
Instead, he has vowed to boost America's coal and oil industries.
His aides are said to be split over the issue, with his daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump reportedly against a withdrawal.
And the President has come under pressure from business leaders and international allies to keep America in the deal.
Tesla's Elon Musk threatened to quit White House advisory councils if the President pulls out.
A withdrawal would leave the US in the company of Syria and Nicaragua as the world's only non-participants in the 195-nation accord.
It would also deepen a rift with US allies in Europe and elsewhere.
On Thursday, the president of the EU Council, Donald Tusk, urged Mr Trump to change his mind, tweeting: "Please don't change the (political) climate for the worse."
Leaders at a G7 summit this month expressed frustration at the US stance over the issue.
"The entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
"There are no indications whether the United States will stay in the Paris Agreement or not."
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