Hoot of the Day

French president Emmanuel Macron is calling on other countries to join him in refusing to sign new deals with ‘powers that do not respect’ the Paris Accord

Please consider this hoot of the day: Macron Rejects Trade Deals with Countries Outside Paris Climate Accord.

Emmanuel Macron has announced France will no longer accept “commercial agreements” with countries that do not “respect” the Paris Climate Accord during a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

The French president called for the upholding of trade rules that “guarantee fair competition on equal footing” during his Tuesday speech, following a Monday afternoon meeting with Donald Trump and the US president’s speech on Monday morning. Mr Macron appeared defiant towards Mr Trump, suggesting he’d no longer negotiate trade deals with the US after its withdrawal from the climate agreement last year.

“We will no longer sign commercial agreements with powers that do not respect the Paris accord,” Mr Macron said without directly referencing Mr Trump or the US.

What a Hoot

I suggest France start with Germany.

German Parties Agree to Drop 2020 Climate Goal

Politico reports German Parties Agree to Drop 2020 Climate Goal

Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) agreed during preliminary coalition talks to give up the country’s climate goal for 2020, according to media reports.

The two blocs decided that reaching the goal — to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 — is unrealistic.

Germany Fails Paris Climate Accord Test

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