George Edgar, ambassador of the European Union to Cambodia, said the country is one of the most vulnerable to climate change, adding that the EU was spending millions of dollars on "targeted and ambitious" climate programs in the country.
Hawaii is joined by many other USA states and localities to declare that the Paris agreement would be honoured, with many governors and mayors signing executive orders or pledging to continue the fight.
Donald Trump's decision to take the United States out of the Paris climate agreement has been condemned by nearly all of the country's business community. We must acknowledge these realities at home.
Senate Bill 559 expands strategies and mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state by adopting goals outlined in the Paris agreement. "The Hawaii State Legislature understands the importance of taking action, and I applaud its work this session to ensure that we continue to deliver the island Earth that we want to leave to our children".
Reports of gunfire at Iranian parliament and Khomeini Shrine
A video released by its news agency Amaq included an audio track of a man saying in Arabic: "Oh God, thank you". Mizan Online, an Iranian state-run news website, said 12 people were killed and 42 injured in the two attacks .
Ige also signed House Bill 1578 - which establishes a carbon farming task force.
"It is actually abdicating responsibility, which in the agreement, it says that all the countries have to take joint responsibility for keeping the global temperature rise below two degrees", he said.
Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord has been scolded by many nations around the world - and now even North Korea has weighed in, branding the decision "ignorant". Trump argues the climate agreement has disadvantaged the US and benefited other countries, leaving American businesses and taxpayers to absorb the costs. All of the largest economies in the world, including China, Russia, Germany and Japan, remain in the Paris Climate Accord, and are not afraid to commit their countries to solving environmental problems.
Colorado companies including Western Union, New Belgium Brewing and several ski resorts have joined hundreds of USA mayors, governors and chief executives, all promising to make good on the nation's commitment to reach climate goals set in Paris.
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