Chinese and EU Leaders to Reinforce their Climate Commitments

President Trump has said he will pull the United States out of the Paris climate change deal, calling it an unfair agreement that would hamstring the American economy while empowering the worst polluting nations.

The announcement drew immediate criticism in the US and around the world. Barack Obama said the US was turning its back on the future. France said there could be no "Plan B" for tackling global warming.

Later on today Chinese and EU leaders are set to agree a joint statement backing the Paris agreement, saying it is "an imperative more important than ever".

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