Jun 2, 2017
Today's global front pages on Trump's Paris decision
Lazaro Gamio / Axios
Take a look at the global front pages of the day — via the Newseum — which express clear disdain and disappointment in Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement:
Lazaro Gamio / Axios
Take a look at the global front pages of the day — via the Newseum — which express clear disdain and disappointment in Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement:
Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron in August. Photo: Andrew Parsons/Pool/Getty Images
The leaders of the U.K., Germany and France said in a Tuesday letter that they are triggering a "dispute mechanism" in the Iran nuclear agreement in response to Tehran’s attempts to undo parts of the deal, the AP reports.
Why it matters: The action could lead to the restoration of European sanctions on Iran that were rolled back in 2015.
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The European Union’s ambassador to the U.S., Stavros Lambrinidis, is criticizing America’s outsized impact on climate change, increasing tension between two allies that are already oceans apart on this problem.
Why it matters: The comments, made to reporters Thursday afternoon in Washington, come a week after the bloc said it may impose financial penalties on imports from nations that are less aggressive on climate change as part of its broader European Green Deal plan to curb emissions.
Extinction Rebellion climate activists protest on Wall Street in October. Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images
A pair of events over the past few days offers a preview of upcoming investor efforts to push some of the world's largest companies to get more active on global warming.
Why it matters: Shareholder pressure is becoming an increasingly important driver of corporate decision-making at a time when national governments' political will on climate is uneven at best.