President Trump has decided to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, according to a report Wednesday.
The decision, which will be announced this week, would put the US at odds with nearly every other nation on earth. It would reflect a major reversal of the Obama administration’s efforts on climate change. And it could trigger further efforts to erode the landmark climate agreement, CNN reports.
According to the New York Post, Trump had initially met with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Tuesday and he and a small team of advisers are working out the details of when and how the US would step away from the agreement intended to curb carbon emissions worldwide.
Pruitt and the team are considering either a full, formal withdrawal; a process that could drag into three years or a clean break off from the agreement.
Trump had been telling confidants over the past week that he was going to pull out of the deal, a belief that was reinforced by a letter of support he received from 22 Republican senators.