Macron hopes Trump will reverse decision on climate accord

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US President Donald Trump may reverse his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, French President Emmanuel Macron was quoted as saying by weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on Sunday.

"(Trump) told me that he would try to find a solution in the coming months," Macron told the paper, referring to meetings the two leaders had this week in Paris.

"We spoke in detail about the things that could make him come back to the Paris accord," he added.

US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) watch the annual Bastille Day military parade along Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, July 14, 2017. /VCG Photo

Trump on Friday appeared to hold the door open to a change of position on the 2015 Paris climate change agreement which he pulled the US out of earlier this year.

The accord, reached by nearly 200 countries in 2015, was meant to limit global warming to 2 degrees or less by 2100, mainly through pledges to cut carbon dioxide and other emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

Trump has repeatedly said he would be open to a better deal for the US.

(Source: Reuters)

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