Theresa May urged to persuade Trump not to quit Paris climate accord
by Jamie Doward from Environment | The Guardian on (#2NJYD)
US president prepares to undermine historic deal on climate change
Theresa May is facing calls from Britain's leading environment and development groups to use her influence to persuade Donald Trump that the US must remain committed to the Paris climate change agreement.
In a strongly worded letter, the heads of Oxfam, the RSPB, Greenpeace, WWF, Christian Aid, Cafod and other groups have called on the prime minister to "pick up the phone" to the US president to warn him of the consequences of leaving the Paris accord, something Trump pledged to do within 100 days of coming to power, a timeline that passed last week.
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