EPA defends Trump's decision on climate deal

The Paris climate pact did not hold countries like India accountable on greenhouse emissions as they did not have to take steps until they received USD 2.5 trillion in aide, a top US official said today.
"When you look at the decision made in Paris, Russia, India, China.. .-- India didn't have to take any steps until they received USD 2.5 trillion of aid. China didn't take any steps until the year 2030. We front-loaded all of our costs, costing jobs, up to 400,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector alone," said Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said.

Pruitt said this in an interview to MSNBC a day after India strongly refuted American allegations that India's actions on climate change was contingent upon it receiving aid.
"Anyone who suggests that we signed the Paris agreement for money or under pressure is absolutely wrong. We did not. And whether America remains in it or not, we will stay in it," Swaraj told reporters at a news conference in New Delhi yesterday.