U.S. will change course on climate policy, says former EPA transition headLONDON (Reuters) - The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team until his inauguration. Ebell is the director of global warming and international environmental policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a  U.S. conservative think tank, and helped to guide the EPA’s transition after Trump was elected in November until he was sworn in on Jan. 20. Trump, a climate skeptic, campaigned on a pledge to boost the U.S. oil and gas drilling and coal mining industries by reducing regulation. He alarmed nations that backed the 2015 Paris agreement to cut greenhouse gases by pledging to pull the United States out of the global deal agreed by nearly 200 countries. However, Trump told the New York Times in November that he had an “open mind” on the agreement. Trump’s administration has asked the EPA to halt all contracts, grants and interagency agreements pending a review, sources said. “The U.S. will clearly change its course on climate policy. Trump has made it clear he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement. He could do it by executive order tomorrow or he could do it as part of a larger package,” Ebell told reporters in London on Monday. The top energy official for the European Union, meanwhile, said he hoped that Trump would stick to the Paris deal. “I wouldn’t hide that in discussion with our partners; there is a lot of anxiety over future U.S. policies,” said European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, who was a key broker in clinching Paris agreement. “If the (U.S) administration decides to go in a different direction, I think sooner or later they will have to come back to the realization that climate change is happening.”     The timing of any action by Trump is difficult to predict because government departments are still in transition, Ebell said, adding that he had not met Trump in person.  Any country wanting to pull out of the Paris agreement after ratifying it has to wait four years. A source on Trump’s transition team said last year that there were speedier alternatives, such as sending a letter withdrawing from the 1992 international framework accord that is the parent treaty of the agreement; voiding U.S. involvement in both in a year’s time; or issuing a presidential order simply deleting the U.S. signature from the Paris accord. Ebell said the “cleanest way” would be to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change itself. “Whether the U.N. secretariat wants the U.S. to continue to have a seat at the table is up to them. I don’t think Trump cares about that. The people who elected him would prefer not to have a seat at the table,” Ebell said. Trump appointed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who has led 14 lawsuits against the EPA, as the agency’s administrator, though a vote on his nomination has not been scheduled. The President has also drawn heavily from the energy industry lobby and pro-drilling think tanks to build its landing team for the EPA, according to a list of the newly introduced 10-member team seen by Reuters on Monday. Ebell also said he thought the political make-up of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which reviews applications for the construction and operation of natural gas pipelines, will change dramatically under Trump. “Given the way the campaign went, I think you will see very quick executive action to expedite LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals and pipelines,” he said. politicsNews
change course climate policy says former epa transition headlondon reuters the united states switch course climate change pull global pact cut emissions said myeon bell headed president donald trump environmental protection agency epa transition team inauguration bell director global warming international environmental policy competitive enterprise institute conservative think tank helped guide epa transition trump elected november sworn trump climate skeptic campaigned pledge boost oil gas drilling coal mining industries reducing regulation he alarmed nations backed paris agreement cut greenhouse gases pledging pull united states global deal agreed nearly countries however trump told new york times november open mind agreement trump administration asked epa halt contracts grants interagency agreements pending review sources said the clearly change course climate policy trump made clear withdraw paris agreement he could executive order tomorrow could part larger package bell told reporters london monday the top energy official european union meanwhile said hoped trump would stick paris deal i hide discussion partners lot anxiety future policies said european commission vice president marks sefcovic key broker clinching paris agreement if administration decides go different direction i think sooner later come back realization climate change the timing action trump difficult predict government departments still transition bell said adding met trump person any country wanting pull paris agreement satisfying wait four years a source trump transition team said last year speedied alternatives sending letter withdrawing international framework accord parent treaty agreement avoiding involvement year time issuing presidential order simply deleting signature paris accord bell said clearest way would withdraw united nations framework convention climate change whether secretariat wants continue seat table i think trump cares the people elected would prefer seat table bell said trump appointed oklahoma attorney general scott print led lawsuits epa agency administrator though vote nomination scheduled the president also drawn heavily energy industry lobby think tanks build landing team epa according list newly introduced team seen reuters monday bell also said thought political federal energy regulatory commission reviews applications construction operation natural gas pipelines change dramatically trump given way campaign went i think see quick executive action expedite lng liquefied natural gas terminals pipelines said politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. will change course on climate policy, says former EPA transition headLONDON (Reuters) - The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team until his inauguration. Ebell is the director of global warming and international environmental policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a  U.S. conservative think tank, and helped to guide the EPA’s transition after Trump was elected in November until he was sworn in on Jan. 20. Trump, a climate skeptic, campaigned on a pledge to boost the U.S. oil and gas drilling and coal mining industries by reducing regulation. He alarmed nations that backed the 2015 Paris agreement to cut greenhouse gases by pledging to pull the United States out of the global deal agreed by nearly 200 countries. However, Trump told the New York Times in November that he had an “open mind” on the agreement. Trump’s administration has asked the EPA to halt all contracts, grants and interagency agreements pending a review, sources said. “The U.S. will clearly change its course on climate policy. Trump has made it clear he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement. He could do it by executive order tomorrow or he could do it as part of a larger package,” Ebell told reporters in London on Monday. The top energy official for the European Union, meanwhile, said he hoped that Trump would stick to the Paris deal. “I wouldn’t hide that in discussion with our partners; there is a lot of anxiety over future U.S. policies,” said European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, who was a key broker in clinching Paris agreement. “If the (U.S) administration decides to go in a different direction, I think sooner or later they will have to come back to the realization that climate change is happening.”     The timing of any action by Trump is difficult to predict because government departments are still in transition, Ebell said, adding that he had not met Trump in person.  Any country wanting to pull out of the Paris agreement after ratifying it has to wait four years. A source on Trump’s transition team said last year that there were speedier alternatives, such as sending a letter withdrawing from the 1992 international framework accord that is the parent treaty of the agreement; voiding U.S. involvement in both in a year’s time; or issuing a presidential order simply deleting the U.S. signature from the Paris accord. Ebell said the “cleanest way” would be to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change itself. “Whether the U.N. secretariat wants the U.S. to continue to have a seat at the table is up to them. I don’t think Trump cares about that. The people who elected him would prefer not to have a seat at the table,” Ebell said. Trump appointed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who has led 14 lawsuits against the EPA, as the agency’s administrator, though a vote on his nomination has not been scheduled. The President has also drawn heavily from the energy industry lobby and pro-drilling think tanks to build its landing team for the EPA, according to a list of the newly introduced 10-member team seen by Reuters on Monday. Ebell also said he thought the political make-up of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which reviews applications for the construction and operation of natural gas pipelines, will change dramatically under Trump. “Given the way the campaign went, I think you will see very quick executive action to expedite LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals and pipelines,” he said. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: change course climate policy says former epa transition headlondon reuters the united states switch course climate change pull global pact cut emissions said myeon bell headed president donald trump environmental protection agency epa transition team inauguration bell director global warming international environmental policy competitive enterprise institute conservative think tank helped guide epa transition trump elected november sworn trump climate skeptic campaigned pledge boost oil gas drilling coal mining industries reducing regulation he alarmed nations backed paris agreement cut greenhouse gases pledging pull united states global deal agreed nearly countries however trump told new york times november open mind agreement trump administration asked epa halt contracts grants interagency agreements pending review sources said the clearly change course climate policy trump made clear withdraw paris agreement he could executive order tomorrow could part larger package bell told reporters london monday the top energy official european union meanwhile said hoped trump would stick paris deal i hide discussion partners lot anxiety future policies said european commission vice president marks sefcovic key broker clinching paris agreement if administration decides go different direction i think sooner later come back realization climate change the timing action trump difficult predict government departments still transition bell said adding met trump person any country wanting pull paris agreement satisfying wait four years a source trump transition team said last year speedied alternatives sending letter withdrawing international framework accord parent treaty agreement avoiding involvement year time issuing presidential order simply deleting signature paris accord bell said clearest way would withdraw united nations framework convention climate change whether secretariat wants continue seat table i think trump cares the people elected would prefer seat table bell said trump appointed oklahoma attorney general scott print led lawsuits epa agency administrator though vote nomination scheduled the president also drawn heavily energy industry lobby think tanks build landing team epa according list newly introduced team seen reuters monday bell also said thought political federal energy regulatory commission reviews applications construction operation natural gas pipelines change dramatically trump given way campaign went i think see quick executive action expedite lng liquefied natural gas terminals pipelines said politicsnews