Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would leave President Donald Trump's advisory councils if the US withdrew from the Paris Agreement.
Trump is planning to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal, the news website Axios reported early Wednesday.
Musk then said he would have "no choice" but to depart Trump's advisory councils if the US pulled out of the climate deal.
Musk sits on two of Trump's councils: an economic advisory board and the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.
Musk has said that a goal of being involved with Trump's advisory councils is to help convert the planet to sustainable energy.
Musk has for years publicly called for a carbon tax, including at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
"Advisory councils simply provide advice, and attending does not mean that I agree with actions by the administration," Musk said in February. »