(Bloomberg) -- Argentina is studying a potential withdrawal from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate action, the New York Times reported, citing the country’s Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein.
The nation is “re-evaluating our strategy on all matters related to climate change,” and reconsidering participation in the pact, though no decision has yet been taken, the newspaper quoted Werthein as saying.
President Javier Milei’s negotiating team on Thursday left the annual United Nations climate conference taking place in Azerbaijan, only four days into the summit that runs through Nov. 22.
“We decided to withdraw our delegation and re-evaluate our position, nothing more,” Werthein was quoted as telling the newspaper.
Milei’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside usual business hours.
US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to again withdraw the world’s-second largest polluter from the Paris Agreement — as happened during his first term — potentially undermining global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate diplomats have raised concerns other nations, including Argentina, could follow suit.
Milei on Thursday praised Trump at a post-election victory celebration at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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