The future of the US’ involvement in the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change has been hotly debated over the past several weeks, amid expectations that an announcement from President Donald Trump is imminent. Earlier on Wednesday, various media reports suggested that Trump was ready to withdraw the United States – one of the world’s top emitters – from the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change. Media site Axios broke the story, citing unidentified sources close to the president, with other news outlets such as CNN and Politico following suit with articles also referring to conversations with unidentified White House officials or other Trump associates. However, no public announcement had been made at press time – nor was it clear what legal route the White House would take if Trump chooses to pull the US out of the climate deal, with CNN and others reporting that this process was still being debated internally. Meanwhile, Trump said on social media site Twitter the same day that his announcement on the US’ future involvement in the deal is still forthcoming. “I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days,” he wrote within hours of the Axios...