“The formal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement of the second world state in terms of carbon dioxide emissions is a step backward in the framework of international climate protection. It is the industrial countries that make the main contribution to climate change that should bear a special responsibility and act as an example, ”the press service of the ministry quoted him as saying.

Muller also said that the positive thing is that "many states, cities, counties, and also businesses in the United States will continue to pursue the goals of the Paris Agreement."

Earlier it was reported that the United States sent a formal notice to the UN on withdrawal from the climate agreement.

In September, Vladimir Burmatov, chairman of the State Duma committee on ecology and environmental protection, commented on the adoption of the Paris Agreement by Russia in an interview with the FAN.