U.S. begins climate-deal withdrawal (ASL – 11.5.19)

Transcript

On Monday the Trump administration announced it will begin formally withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement to the United Nations and the public on Monday.

It marks the first step in a year-long process to leave the landmark agreement to reduce emissions of planet-warming gases.

Per the terms of the agreement, the United States withdrawal will take effect in exactly one year.

The move is another push from the Trump administration that has made rolling back environmental regulations a top priority.

Trump has blasted the Paris Agreement in the past, claiming it would punish American workers and enrich foreign countries.

Proponents of the agreement, however, see the U.S. withdrawal as a missed economic opportunity for American business.

The Closed Caption version of this video can be found here:
https://sign1news.com/2019/11/05/sign1news-11-5-19/

Sign1News is the first and only digital network, partnered with world news leader CNN, to offer on-line news and information in American Sign Language. Sign1News provides equal access to local, regional and national news and information to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community via a daily post-produced broadcast. Sign1News: Your Life. Your Language.