To the Editor:

Re “U.S. Gives Notice of Intent to Quit Paris Agreement” (front page, Nov. 5):

The notice to withdraw from the Paris climate accord formalizes an ill-considered decision made by an American president who has called global warming a hoax and who refuses to accept the risks his policies pose.

Responsible presidential leadership would acknowledge the essential role of the United States in addressing climate change and would recognize that politics has no place in the sound decision-making required to deal with the urgency of this crisis. President Trump, by withdrawing the United States from this historic consensus agreement, is handicapping the efforts of nearly 200 participating countries in pursuit of his reckless policy of departure from decades of participation in beneficial international agreements and alliances.

Hopefully, responsible leadership will soon emerge in this country and renew America’s commitment before time runs out.

Roger Hirschberg

Bondville, Vt.

To the Editor:

Re “Erased by Rising Seas by 2050” (news article, Oct. 30):

We are teenage climate activists from Fridays for Future USA, a youth-led, intergenerational climate strike movement, and we need adults to listen to the climate scientists.