French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, July 14, 2017.
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he was hopeful that U.S. President Donald Trump would reverse his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, according to weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on Sunday.
"(Trump) told me that he would try to find a solution in the coming months," Macron told the paper, referring to meetings the two leaders had this week in Paris.
"We spoke in detail about the things that could make him come back to the Paris accord," he added.
Trump has said the Paris accord is soft on leading polluters like China and India, putting U.S. industry at risk.
Trump on Friday appeared to hold the door open to a change of position on the 2015 Paris climate change agreement which he pulled the United States out of earlier this year.
The accord, reached by nearly 200 countries in 2015, was meant to limit global warming to 2 degrees or less by 2100, mainly through pledges to cut carbon dioxide and other emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.
Trump has repeatedly said he would be open to a better deal for the United States.
GoTopes on July 16th, 2017 at 11:52 UTC »
Nothing sounds like he may reverse his decision. In fact the article says Marcon's hopeful that Trump will reverse. The actual quote sounds like how I placate my family when they want me to visit and I don't want to say "no".
"Yeah, I'll try and work that out. Let me check my calendar and get back to you."
Grandma: Yeah, he'll be here
abraksis747 on July 16th, 2017 at 04:36 UTC »
His current thought process is ruled by the last conversation that he had. This is not new.
anonymouse5440 on July 16th, 2017 at 04:20 UTC »
I'd be genuinely impressed if this were true.