尽管特朗普政府已经退出巴黎气候协议，但由20多个州州长组成的集团，大部分是民主党人，但也包括共和党人，承诺支持该协议。
这国务院周一宣布退出历史性的应对气候变化国际协议的正式进程正在进行，将在整整一年后完成，也就是2020年大选的第二天。
唐纳德·特朗普总统认为，巴黎协定包括了每个国家各自的减排目标，共同目标是保持全球气温上升的下降，对美国不公平说他只会重新输入新条款。
下图由提供Statista，说明哪些国家签署并批准了巴黎协定。
已经签署和批准巴黎气候协定的国家。
现在，特朗普政府已经向联合国提交了退出巴黎协议的正式通知。总统在2017年6月宣布，他打算在就职后大约6个月退出巴黎协议。
“作为对这一行动的回应，来自加利福尼亚州、纽约州和华盛顿州的美国州长发起了美国气候联盟，申明他们致力于维护该协议的目标，”该组织说声明中的联盟。
“我们现在是由25名州长组成的两党联盟，必须再次站出来重申我们支持气候行动的承诺，并强烈反对政府正式退出《巴黎协定》的决定。我们认为，所有领导人都有应对全球气候危机的重要责任。
“巴黎协定是全球合作减少有害温室气体排放和应对气候变化的框架。在大约187个加入该协议的国家中，只有美国发起正式撤军。”
该联盟表示，它总共代表了美国一半以上的人口和11.7万亿美元的经济，这相当于“世界第三大经济体，仅次于美国和中国。”
“我们也是全球第六大温室气体排放国。但是为了按照科学告诉我们的速度和规模减少排放，我们需要联邦政府和我们一起采取行动，”联盟声明继续说道。
组成美国气候联盟的州长来自加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、康涅狄格州、特拉华州、夏威夷、伊利诺伊州、缅因州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、蒙大拿州、内华达州、新泽西州、新墨西哥州、纽约州、北卡罗来纳州、俄勒冈州、宾夕法尼亚州、罗德岛州、佛蒙特州、弗吉尼亚州、华盛顿和威斯康星州。
其中绝大多数是民主党人，马里兰州州长拉里·霍根和马萨诸塞州州长查理·贝克除外，他们都是共和党人。
波多黎各是美国的一个领土，但不是一个州，它也被列为该联盟的成员，尽管已经签约的总督、新进步党的里卡多·罗塞尔于8月辞职。
美国国务院周一表示:“我们将继续与全球伙伴合作，增强抵御气候变化影响的能力，并为自然灾害做好准备和做出反应。”。
“就像过去一样，美国将继续研究、创新和发展我们的经济，同时减少排放，并向我们在全球的朋友和合作伙伴伸出援助之手。”Th
2019年11月4日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在肯塔基州列克星敦鲁普竞技场的集会上讲话。特朗普政府已经开始退出巴黎气候变化协议。
DEFYING TRUMP, GOVERNORS WHO REPRESENT OVER HALF THE U.S. POPULATION PLEDGE TO UPHOLD PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
Agroup of two dozen state governors, mostly Democratic but also including Republicans, pledged to uphold the Paris climate agreement despite the Trump administration's withdrawal from it.
The State Department announced on Monday that the formal process of pulling out from the historic international agreement on tackling climate change is now underway and will be completed exactly one year later, which is the day after the 2020 election.
President Donald Trump has argued that the Paris agreement, which includes separate emission-reduction targets for each country with a collective goal of keeping global temperature rises down, is unfair to the U.S. and said he would only re-enter on new terms.
The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates which countries have signed and ratified the Paris agreement.
Countries that have signed and ratified the Paris climate agreement.
Now, the Trump administration has submitted to the United Nations a formal notification of its withdrawal from the Paris agreement, which the president announced his intention to do back in June 2017, around six months after he took office.
"In response to that action, U.S. governors from California, New York and Washington State launched the United States Climate Alliance to affirm their commitment to uphold the goals of the Agreement," said the alliance in a statement.
"We are now a bipartisan coalition of 25 governors and must stand up—once again—to reaffirm our commitment to supporting climate action and to strongly oppose the Administration's decision to formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement. We believe all leaders have a critical responsibility to address the global climate crisis.
"The Paris Agreement is the framework for global cooperation to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. Of the roughly 187 countries that have joined the Agreement, the United States is alone in initiating a formal withdrawal."
The alliance said it collectively represents more than half of the U.S. population and an $11.7 trillion economy, which equates to "what would be the third largest national economy in the world after those of the United States and China."
"We are also the sixth largest global emitter of greenhouse gases. But in order to reduce emissions at the pace and scale science tells us is required, we need the federal government to join us in taking action," the alliance statement continued.
Governors who form the U.S. Climate Alliance are from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The vast majority of those are Democrats with the exception of Maryland's Gov. Larry Hogan and Massachusetts' Gov. Charlie Baker, who are both Republicans.
Puerto Rico, which is an American territory but not a state, is also listed as a member of the alliance though the governor who signed up, Ricardo Rosselló of the New Progressive Party, resigned from his position in August.
"We will continue to work with our global partners to enhance resilience to the impacts of climate change and prepare for and respond to natural disasters," the State Department said on Monday.
"Just as we have in the past, the United States will continue to research, innovate, and grow our economy while reducing emissions and extending a helping hand to our friends and partners around the globe."Th
US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on November 4, 2019. The Trump administration has begun withdrawing from the Paris climate change agreement.
