Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday signed a declaration by the Arctic Council that the northern region is warming at more than twice the global average, but refused to pledge U.S. support to international climate agreements.

Tillerson met in Fairbanks, Alaska, with leaders from seven other Arctic nations for the biannual meeting to address global warming as it pertains to the Arctic.

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