«I think if people were honest, that`s more of that,» Hunt said. «Moreover, this government was not a big fan of multilateral agreements.» Despite the Trump administration`s refusal to sign up to a comprehensive agreement on reducing fluorocarbons, which are one of the world`s main drivers of climate change, an initiative by U.S. companies and environmentalists appears to have brought down lawmakers. «The Kigali amendment, which obtained 100 ratifications, is therefore good news. The amendment is a powerful tool to keep our planet cool. I thank the States that have ratified it and encourage the other 98 to follow this example and contribute to a safer future for humanity as a whole. Bledsoe, a climate expert at the White House in Clinton, suggested that Democrats running for president target countries and districts that make CFCs, regions that will lose jobs if the United States does not follow the global market. It is time for Mr. Trump to adopt the Kigali agreement. Liberia was the last country to ratify the amendment, part of a trend towards accelerating nations that approve the treaty and are beginning to work on phasing out gas; Mali was the first country to ratify the amendment in 2017, followed by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Rwanda. The European Union, along with most of its member states, was a single bloc of parties to the Montreal Protocol; Along with others, this allowed the amendment to come into force on January 1, 2019. The other contracting parties that have recently ratified the amendment are Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, the Holy See and Romania. It is also a multilateral international agreement, and Trump has been reflexively opposed to international efforts, often saying that they are not in the economic interest of the United States.
Trump`s EPA chief says the agency should focus on economic recovery, not international climate agreements, «It`s not often that Democrats, Republicans, industry and environmental groups come together to agree on anything,» Kennedy said. «But we all agree on that.» An unusual coalition of economic and environmental groups – including the National Manufacturers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, FreedomWorks and the Natural Resources Defense Council – have been urging Trump administration officials for months to support the addition of Kigali, a 2016 agreement from nearly 200 countries to reduce the use of a group of ozone-depleting organic compounds that fuel global warming. Some conservative organizations, including the Heritage Foundation and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, have tried to block Senate approval of the Treaty. Despite these warnings, the agreement did not cover Sir.