French President Rejects Trade Deals With Countries Outside Paris Agreement

President of France Emmanuel Macron addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25 in New York City. John Moore / Getty Images News / Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that his country would not make trade deals with any country not signed on to the Paris agreement to limit global warming to "well below" two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, The Hill reported . "We will no longer sign commercial agreements with powers that do not respect the Paris accord," he told the UN General Assembly. Macron did not mention the U.S. or President Donald Trump by name in his trade remarks, but the U.S. is currently the only country not in line with the Paris agreement after Trump announced his decision to withdraw in 2017. Macron’s speech came as part of the " General Debate " of the world leaders represented by the UN General Assembly, which is gathering in New York for its 73rd annual session from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. In his speech , Macron called on other UN member states to follow his lead and eschew trade with non-Paris signatories. Macron’s remarks were interpreted as a rebuke to Trump’s […]

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