Trump defends US exit from Paris accords; 'India, China & Russia don't take care of air'

US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do not take care of ir air, while America does, noting that he withdrew from “one-sided, energy-destroying” Paris climate accord which would have me it a “non-competitive nation”. Trump, in his dress on energy and Permian Basin in Midland, Texas on Wednesday, said that by imposing se punishing restrictions and beyond restrictions – “ Washington rical-left, crazy Democrats” would also send countless American jobs, factories, industries to China and to or foreign polluting states.

“y want us to take care of our air, but China doesn't take care of its air. In all fairness, India doesn't take care of its air. Russia doesn't take care of its air. But we do. Not on my watch, it's not going to happen - I can tell you that. Because as long as I'm President, we will always put America first. It's very simple,” he said.

“For years and years, we put or countries first, and we now put America first. As we have seen in cities and towns across our nation, it's not just Texas oil that rical Democrats want to destroy; y want to destroy our country,” he said.

Such rical Democrats, he alleged, do not love country in any way, shape or form.

“re's no respect for American way of life. re is no way of life ever in history that's been like great American way of life. re is no respect, but re is by you, and re is by 95 per cent of our people. Our people love our country, and our people love our anm and y love our flag,” he said.

Trump said that under last ministration, America's energy industry was under relentless and unceasing attack.

“But day I took oath of office, we ended war on American energy and we stopped far-left assault on American energy workers,” he said.

Observing that he withdrew from one-sided, energy-destroying Paris climate accord, he said this was a disaster and cost US billions of dollars. US in November last year formally notified UN of its withdrawal from Paris climate accord, a global agreement in which President Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama h played a key role. Although Trump announced his decision to withdraw from historic pact on June 1, 2017, process began last year with formal notification and US will be out of pact on November 4, 2020.

“It (Paris climate accord) would have me us a non-competitive nation. We cancelled Obama ministration's job-crushing clean power plan,” he said as he listed some of steps being taken by his ministration.

“For first time in nearly 70 years, we have become a net energy exporter. And United States is now number one producer of oil and natural gas on face of Earth. To ensure we maintain this dominant position long into future, my ministration is announcing today that export authorisations for American liquefied natural gas can now be extended through year 2050,” Trump ded.

India is fourth highest emitter of carbon dioxide in world, accounting for 7 per cent of global emissions in 2017, according to projection by Global Carbon Project published in December, 2018. top four emitters in 2017, which covered 58 per cent of global emissions, were China (27 per cent), US (15 per cent), European Union (10 per cent) and India (7 per cent), it said.