Trump prepares US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, says newspaper

US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has prepared executive orders and measures on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement and reducing the size of some national monuments to allow drilling and mining, the New York Times reported on Friday. fair.

Trump is also expected to end the pause on authorizing new natural gas export terminals and revoke a waiver that allows California and other states to have stricter pollution standards, according to the report.

Some on the transition team are considering moving the Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters out of Washington, the report said, citing people involved in the discussions.