Syria signs Paris accord, leaving US alone on climate change

War-torn regime to sign global warming deal, further isolating the Trump administration

The US's refusal to sign up to the Paris climate agreement could have devastating implications on the world
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Syria has announced it will sign the Paris Climate Agreement, leaving the US the only country in the world which has not signed, after Donald Trump withdrew earlier this year.

Until recently just Syria and Nicaragua had refused to join, believing the agreement did not go far enough. Now both have agreed to sign.

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