What the US exiting the Paris climate accord means
by Emily Holden in Washington from Environment | The Guardian on (#566NN)
Donald Trump is taking the US out of the global pact on 4 November - so how will this affect the rest of the world?
The world will be watching the US presidential election on Tuesday 3 November, but just 24 hours later is another hugely consequential news event when the US will formally leave the Paris climate agreement.
The Trump administration set the withdrawal in motion with a letter to the UN, and, in a coincidence of timing, the US will exit the day after the election, joining Iran and Turkey as the only major countries not to participate in the agreement.
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