Sumit Chakraberty · · 3 min readMusk, Zuckerberg, Cook rail against Trump pullout of Paris climate accord
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US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord – a global climate deal worked out after years of tough negotiation – has left many Americans aghast. Leaders of US tech giants have come out in open criticism of the pullout.
Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted that he’s quitting the president’s advisory councils.
Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
Musk had earlier decided to continue in these councils despite his disagreement over Trump’s orders on immigration, but the climate accord pullout was the last straw. Tesla is at the forefront of building cleantech with electric cars and solar power.
Disney CEO Robert Iger followed suit hours after Musk.
As a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal.
— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) June 1, 2017
Other honchos have come out with statements. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was unequivocal in his criticism, saying Trump has “put our children’s future at risk” in a Facebook post.
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