Europe and US should agree decisively on the new Paris climate agreement , French President Emmanuel Macron has said . The United States is the first country to say it will withdraw from the deal, but 10 other countries have failed to ratify it, including Turkey, Iran and Iraq. His comments came after the US government filed a filing to officially withdraw from the Paris agreement as part of wider efforts to reduce red tape for US companies . Geng Shuang , spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry and an unnamed French presidential office source both spoke of their disappointment at the US decision and reaffirmed their commitment to the pact .
Europe and US should agree decisively on the new Paris climate agreement , French President Emmanuel Macron has said . His comments came after the US government filed a filing to officially withdraw from the Paris agreement as part of wider efforts to reduce red tape for US companies . Geng Shuang , spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry and an unnamed French presidential office source both spoke of their disappointment at the US decision and reaffirmed their commitment to the pact .