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<p>The UK underlined our commitment to the Paris Agreement at the G7 Environment Ministers’
meeting earlier this month and at the EU Foreign Affairs and Environment Affairs Councils
last week, where, along with European partners, we were clear that we deeply regret
the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.</p><p>We welcome the continued
support that the Paris Agreement has received from other political parties here in
the UK, other countries, and subnational and non-state actors in the US and around
the world. We will continue to work with the US to encourage them to show the leadership
they have in the past on reducing carbon emissions.</p><p>We will continue to work
through the G20, and other international fora, to promote the swift and effective
implementation of the Paris Agreement. For example, the Government remains committed
to the success of the Green Climate Fund as the key new vehicle for helping developing
countries adapt to climate change and follow low carbon development paths. Besides
the US, 42 Governments have pledged funding to the GCF, including Germany, France,
Sweden, Mexico and Colombia.</p>
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