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As rumors swirl around President Trump\u2019s decision to remain or withdraw<\/a> from international climate accords, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had some choice words for the president from the stage of the\u00a0Code Conference<\/a> on Wednesday in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.<\/p>\n Echoing the sentiments of current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson<\/a> and\u00a0a number of executives who have signed on to an ad campaign<\/a> to encourage the president to remain in the Paris Agreement, Clinton said that abandoning the agreement would be bad for the U.S. and American businesses.<\/p>\n \u201cSomeone will be the leader in clean energy exports,\u201d said Clinton, who underscored China and European state support and the competitive businesses those companies have created around renewable energy.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a huge market that someone is going to own and we\u2019re giving that up,\u201d Clinton said.<\/p>\n She admonished the president by noting that there are only two countries that have not signed the Paris Agreement<\/a> \u2014 Syria and Nicaragua.<\/p>\n Further, Clinton argued that the antipathy from the current administration toward companies tackling renewable energy and climate change were making U.S. companies less competitive in global markets.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a shame,\u201d Clinton said, that these companies didn\u2019t have the support of the U.S. government.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Melina Mara\/The Washington Post\/Melina Mara\/The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/gettyimages-609653102.jpg?w=680\")
As rumors swirl around President Trump’s decision to remain or withdraw from international climate accords, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had some choice words for the president from the stage of the\u00a0Code Conference on Wednesday in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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