Leading members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors announced Friday they are unified in their bipartisan opposition to President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, and affirmed their commitment to meet environmental goals despite the president's decision, while across the Atlantic, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a similar vow.
He's pledged to provide the $15 million that he says the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat will lose from President Trump's withdrawal from the pact.
After meeting in Paris Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Bloomberg announced his foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, will help coordinate a U.S. effort called "America's Pledge" and will submit a societal NDC, nationally determined contribution, in lieu of a government one.
Bloomberg said he has asked Macron and Hidalgo to convey to other national leaders that the United States, "through strong action by local leaders, businesses, and investors, remains committed to fulfilling the Paris Agreement" and that the United Nations has been receptive to his proposal.