Trump's Paris accord exit: Musk, Zuckerberg, Cook, Pichai rail against move

The US tech giants are wary of any backlash on their global businesses, reports Tech in Asia

US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord – a global climate deal worked out after years of tough negotiation – has left many Americans aghast. Leaders of US tech giants have come out in open criticism of the pullout.

Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted that he’s quitting the president’s advisory councils.

Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017

Disney CEO Robert Iger followed suit hours after Musk.

As a matter of principle,