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Michael Gove 'deeply regrets' Trump's approach to Paris climate agreement

In first speech since cabinet return, environment secretary says he hopes US president will have a change of heart

Michael Gove has said he “deeply regrets” Donald Trump’s approach to the Paris agreement on climate change and hopes the president will have a change of heart, in his first speech since returning to the cabinet.

The environment secretary said international cooperation was crucial to resolve the problem of climate change, adding: “The world’s second-biggest generator of carbon emissions can’t simply walk out of the room when the heat is on.”

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