As reports are breaking in the US media that President Donald Trump could pull his country out of the Paris Climate Change deal this week,
Environmental experts in Washington DC were quick to condemn the potential decision to end US involvement.
Jake Schmidt is from the National Resources Defense Council:
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Meanwhile Jake Schmidt says the environmental community is shocked to be facing a potential US withdrawal after the elation of the Paris agreement:
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But Jake Schmidt from the National Resources Defense Council says a US withdrawal wouldn't necessarily destroy the pact:
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OUT: "...we're also out."
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