Albanese vows to continue climate action despite Trump’s plans to pull out of Paris agreement

Prime minister acknowledges US president's move would impact the globe' but says Australia remains a sovereign nation

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Anthony Albanese has vowed to continue Australia's action on climate change after United States president Donald Trump once again moved to pull his country out of the Paris agreement.

The prime minister acknowledged Trump's move would impact the globe" on Tuesday but said Australia remained a sovereign nation with an interest in meeting the challenge of extreme weather events.

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