"French President: Paris Climate Deal ‘Will Not Be Renegotiated’"

"French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated Tuesday that the Paris climate agreement “will not be renegotiated,” despite calls to do so from the Trump administration.

Macron during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly defended the 2015 climate accord, saying "we won't go back" on the agreement.

The French president added that he “respects” Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the climate deal unless he can get a better deal.

Trump in June said he would pull the U.S. out of the deal, which envisions a 26 percent to 28 percent reduction in the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. He opened the door to redoing the deal, though many world leaders have rejected that proposal."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill September 19, 2017.