New York's city hall and the spire of the World Trade Center were both lit up in green. Elsewhere in the US, city halls in Washington, DC, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco wore green. In Canada, the Montreal city hall was also part of the initiative. France, too, joined in the symbolic gesture with Paris's city hall wearing green as well.Les Changements climatiques existent! Montréal supporte #AccorddeParis Montréal supports #ParisAccord @c40cities pic.twitter.com/TvJEP5fX7H
— DenisCoderre (@DenisCoderre) June 2, 2017
Other cities that participated in the initiative were Warsaw, Mexico City and Sydney.World: the Empire State stands with you. New York shines green for our planet, our health and our children's future. #ParisAgreement pic.twitter.com/Ubw7WSPgu0
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 2, 2017
The Paris Agreement, which was signed a year and a half ago, symbolized in the eyes of many worldwide a statement from world powers that they would remain committed to tackling the issue of global warming and climate change.The agreement is a universal climate accord adopted by 195 countries in December 2015 at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.Signatories to the agreement, which officially came into force on November 4, determined that the global temperature rise must be kept well below 2°C by means of varying national targets.In deciding to withdraw from the agreement Trump evoked the ire of many who were shocked to see the US make a move that stands in such stark contradiction to the policies of the president's predecessor Barack Obama and his administration.Israeli environmentalists were upset to learn of the US president's decision and deemed it "irresponsible and selfish."Sharon Udasin contributed to this report.Paris City Hall drenched in green tonight to protest @POTUS withdrawing the U.S. from the #ParisAccord pic.twitter.com/PxtjP9ydwI
— Bill Ritter (@billritter7) June 1, 2017