G-20 countries, besides the United States, renewed their commitment to the Paris climate accords at a summit this weekend.
Nineteen leaders at the event in Hamberg, Germany, signed onto a declaration on Saturday that notes the United States’ decision to leave the accords.
“The leaders of the other G20 members state that the Paris Agreement is irreversible,” the document said. “We reaffirm our strong commitment to the Paris Agreement, moving swiftly towards its full implementation.”
However, the document said that the U.S. stated it will “endeavor to work closely with other countries to help them access and use fossil fuels more cleanly and efficiently and help deploy renewable and other clean energy sources.”
The U.S. also made a strong commitment to “an approach that lowers emissions while supporting economic growth and improving energy security needs,” the document said.
President Trump decided back out of the climate agreement last month, which aims to lower global greenhouse gas emissions, joining only two other countries — Syria and Nicaragua — not in the accords.
Trump said that the reason he pulled out of the accords, which were negotiated by his predecessor former President Obama, was in part so he could negotiate a better deal for American workers.
