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President Trump will announce his final decision on the Paris Climate Agreement this afternoon. 

That move would make America one of only three nations within the UN framework who haven't signed on to the deal, the other two are Syria and Nicaragua. 

 Mr. Trump to stick to the Paris Agreement. 

world's largest economy and is one of the globe's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases

 their commitment to the combating climate change, regardless of the US decision. 

Pressure is building on the right for Mr. Trump to 

advocated for the US to stay within the agreement 

when he met with the President on Wednesday. 

professor at Penn State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

, joined MPR host Kerri Miller for a conversation about President Trump's decision ahead of this afternoon's announcement. 

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President Trump will announce his decision on whether to stay or leave the Paris Climate agreement this afternoon. How significant is this decision?

Richard Alley, professor at Penn State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, joined MPR News host Kerri Miller to discuss the importance of President Trump's announcement on the Paris agreement.

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