US open to climate pact, if conditions right

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The US is open to staying in the Paris climate accord if it can find the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.

The top diplomat’s comments came a day after the European Union said President Donald Trump’s administration is shifting its approach to the landmark global agreement on climate change, an assertion quickly denied by the White House.

“Under the right conditions, the president said he’s open to finding those conditions where we can remain engaged with others on what we all agree is still a challenging issue,” Tillerson said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

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