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Trump has already quit the Paris climate deal - just not publicly

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It doesn't really matter whether US President Donald Trump pulls his country out of the world's first binding agreement on climate change. All of his actions since taking office show he will not keep the promises pledged in the deal. This week Down to Earth examines the White House's climate policy.

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