With the rest of the world waiting for finality ever since, the new president has said he will make his decision before the next G7 meeting on May 26-27 in Sicily.
Tiffany & Co.'s message to the Donald Trump arrives as the president considers whether or not to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement-the first global, legally-binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the dangers of climate change worldwide. But as Trump continues to dismantle the environmental legacy of his predecessor, a political and public relations tug-of-war has emerged between consumer-facing companies that want to stick with Paris and trade groups that insist the US pull out of the agreement. Lisa Murkowski were just some of the discussions she is holding over the next two weeks as part of her White House "listening tour".
Opponents of the deal have also lobbied the president this week, with a group of conservative organizations signing a letter saying "the treaty is not in the interest of the American people and the U".
Tiffany & Co. repeated the message on the company's Facebook page, where some customers praised them, and others said it was "not going to make me want to buy me a Tiffany key or heart necklace".
For many top members of the administration, the debate over whether to stay in Paris or withdraw has moved beyond simple climate science or diplomatic calculus and into a larger dispute over how the Trump administration plans to position itself at the global negotiating table moving forward.
Key Trump advisors - including first daughter Ivanka Trump, who is reportedly in favor of leading efforts to take on climate change - are scheduled to discuss the future of USA involvement in the Paris climate deal next week. His top officials have appeared divided about what to do about the deal, under which the United States pledged to significantly reduce planet-warming carbon emissions in the coming decade.
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Haideri is a central leader of JUI-F, which is part of Pakistan's ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. During a Congressional hearing listed a number of groups, he said, pose threat to Pakistan's internal security.
Macron and Trump spoke over the phone on Monday.
Espinosa refused to comment on the impact of a possible US withdrawal from the talks or even the entire climate change accord.
China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases from burning coal, oil and gas with about 25 percent of the global total, followed by the United States with around 15 percent.
Macron's spokesperson Laurence Haim said the issue was discussed when Trump made a telephone call to Macron to congratulate him on his victory Sunday against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, according to media reports.
Chairman of the talks, Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, said global momentum to combat climate change was irreversible and it would be "difficult or foolish" for anyone to defy public pressure for action.
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