EU to bypass Trump administration after Paris climate agreement pullout

Brussels rejects Trump's offer to renegotiate landmark deal, as global politicians, business leaders and US state governors criticise president

The European Union has rejected Donald Trump's offer to renegotiate the Paris climate agreement and pledged instead to bypass Washington to work with US business leaders and state governors to implement the historic accord's commitments.

Less than 24 hours after the US president announced his decision to withdraw from the 2015 agreement and strike a new, less ambitious deal with the rest of the world, Brussels declared its outright refusal to engage in such talks.