Trump on wrong side of history on climate: Ban

“I am deeply concerned about what President Trump of (the) United States has declared that the US is withdrawing from this Paris agreement. 

“I have been speaking out that his vision is politically short-sighted, and economically irresponsible and scientifically wrong. So he is standing on the wrong side of history,” Ban said on the sidelines of a London peace walk. Ban said despite Trump’s decision to pull out of the historic Paris agreement, he remained heartened by a US civil society campaign to continue to honour the environmental deal. 

“I am encouraged and hopeful that whole worlds will be united in moving ahead with this Paris climate change agreement. This is the political and moral responsibility of our political leaders,” he said.