Reno mayor joins other city leaders to uphold Paris climate accord

Show Caption Hide Caption Global impact of the Paris Agreement pullout AP White House Correspondent Jill Colvin says the decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement is a signficant one that has angered U.S. allies. (June 2)

Mayor Hillary Schieve along with more than 150 other mayors committed to "adopt, honor and uphold" the Paris climate accord after President Donald Trump announced withdrawal from the agreement Thursday.

The mayors, 160 in all, are part of the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda — or Climate Mayors. They signed a statement on Thursday saying they will "stand for environmental justice."

Schieve was not available for a comment on Friday afternoon.

"We will intensify efforts to meet each of our cities' current climate goals, push for new action to meet the 1.5 degree Celsius target and work together to create a 21st-century clean energy economy," the statement found on Medium said.

"And if the President wants to break the promises made to our allies enshrined in the historic Paris agreement, we'll build and strengthen relationships around the world to protect the planet from devastating climate risks."

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Climate Mayors was founded by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter after serving on former President Barack Obama's Climate Preparedness and Resiliency Task Force.

According to their website, the goal of Climate Mayors is to "strengthen local efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to (support) efforts for binding federal and global level policymaking."

This is a developing story.