Or, to be more precise, america in the company of nicaragua and syria. If President Trump pulls out of the paris climate accord, thats who the us willjoin as the only countries in the world not to have signed the Landmark 2015 agreement. It will signal a withdrawal of American Leadership on perhaps the most critical issue of our time, with enormous implications for the future of the planet, politics and jobs worldwide. So what is the paris accord . Under it, countries committed to capping Global Warming at 2 degrees celcius with an endeavour to limit Temperature Gains even further, to 1. 5 degrees. Rich countries also agreed to provide Climate Finance to help poorer nations switch to renewables. They pledged 100 billion a year by 2020, many countries wanted more. Today, the top ten Greenhouse Gas emitters make up over 70 of total emissions, china overtook america as the worlds biggest emitter in 2007. For more on the announcement, we can speak to Barbara Plett usher will he keep his Ca