Elon Musk Just Made Good On His Word. He’s Officially Leaving Trump’s Council. – Futurism

In Brief Elon Musk has tweeted his intention to resign from the presidential advisory councils on which he sits. The resignation was prompted by Trump's decision to remove the United States from an international climate agreement.

Elon Musk is a man of his word. After todays announcement that the Trump administration is pulling out of the historic Paris climate agreement, Musk sent a tweet out confirming that he will be resigning from the presidential advisory councils on which he sits, as he promised yesterday.

Musk reiteratedthe idea that is rapidly being accepted by more and more deniers around the world: that climate change is real.

Yesterday, Musk also expressed that he has done all he could to dutifully advise the president on this matter, tweeting: Dont know which way Paris will go, but Ive done all I can to advise directly to POTUS, through others in WH & via councils, that we remain.

According to a November 2016 poll by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, nearly 70 percent of Americans were in favor of the Paris agreement. The decision to remove the United States from the accords deals a significant blow to international efforts to reduce carbon emissions and quell or reverse the impact of climate change. This decision will also give China the opportunity to emerge as the worlds climate leader ahead of the U.S., as the country said prior to Trumps decision that they intended to remain committed to the agreement.

Elon Musks Tesla is at the forefront of the clean energy revolution building popular electric vehicles, solar roofs, and battery packs to integrate energy consumption.

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Elon Musk Just Made Good On His Word. He's Officially Leaving Trump's Council. - Futurism