EPA chief: Climate pact should focus on exporting US technology – The Hill

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Friday that the Trump administration will remain engaged in international climate talks following President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told reporters at the White House that any future climate deal should focus on exporting United States technology to the rest of the world.

Pruitts comments came after numerous world leaders representing the European Union, Italy, Germany, France and other nations refused to renegotiate the Paris pact or sit down for a new agreement should Trump push to pursue one.

Pruitt sought to promote recent decreases in the United States carbon dioxide emissions and said that any future deal should focus on exporting technology like hydraulic fracturing and clean coal to other countries. He did not mention renewable energy technology.

We need to export clean coal technology. We need to export the technology and natural gas to those around the globe, India and China, and help them learn from us on what weve done to achieve good outcomes. Weve led with actions, not words, Pruitt said.

After Trumps Thursday announcement on the 2015 Paris accord, senior White House officials offered few details on Trumps statement that he would be open to renegotiating the deal. They said Trump has not taken any action to convene new talks.

Pruitt similarly had few details. Asked to explain who Trump would negotiate with, Pruitt responded, Well, thats up to them, right?

If nations around the globe want to seek to learn from us on what were doing to reduce our CO2 footprint, were going to share that with them, he continued. And thats something that should occur, and will occur, in the future, and we will reach out and reciprocate with nations that seek to achieve that.

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