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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Member Ut `1 III" F.CKOI'F-'iN P.a.JAMENT European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, ASP 04F151 B - 1047 Brussels, Belgium email: roger.lielmer:europarl.europa.eu The Honorable Mr. Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA 1 April 2017 Dear Mr. President, We die undersigned. Members of die European parliament, would like to offer you our sincere congratulations on your election as President of the United States of America. We are glad to affirm the high value wc place on. the Transatlantic Alliance, which has been such a force for peace, for prosperity and for the values wc share. We particularly applaud die new realism which you personally have brought to the climate issue and to energy policy. Wc recognise the very positive impaci which your decisions will have m ensuring the availability of secure and affordable energy' in the USA, underpinning American competitiveness. We on our part arc pressing for similar policies on tills side of die Atlantic. Wc recall your campaign pledge to withdraw the USA from the Paris Climate Treat)', and we would urge you to put this into effect with as little delay as possible. We believe that the Paris agreement is potentially damaging, especially to developed western economies. We also believe that an early decision by your Administration to pull out of the Paris agreement will effectively neuter it, to the benefit of us all. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008162-00001 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ML.'vlBUR 01 7I!U fLWrnM PAdi.lAMF.NT At the same time, we would urge vou lo take action to withdraw the carbon dioxide endmgerment finding, which has no sound basis in science, but which provides a pretext for damaging and extreme environmental policies. Policy developments under your leadership, Mr. President, are already very encouraging and exciting. We look forward to following the progress of your Administration, and we offer you our support and encouragement in pursuing rational and effective energy and climate poEcies. 7 ROGER HKLM1 ill MEP fl'iC) BEATRIX VON STORCH Ml IP (Germany) 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008162-00002 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT -\fe)B-R or i'Hli EvKOPUAN i'ARLlAMiiiJ Letter on Climate to President Trump April 2017 f-A A . "2> DIAKEJAMES MEP (UK) PAY PINCH MHP (UK' 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008162-00003