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Paris climate accord to continue, despite US withdrawal

Paris climate accord to continue, despite US withdrawal

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That’s what UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters at a press encounter in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday.

He made the remarks following US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday to withdraw from the UN-led Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Jocelyne Sambira reports.

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There is no denying that climate change is one of the biggest threats to the future of our planet, and action against it is “unstoppable.”