The founder of Tesla and SpaceX companies Elon Mask decided to leave the council under the US president after the decision of Donald Trump about the country's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. The same step should go and the head of Apple Tim Cook, sure analysts and users on the network.
Earlier, Elon Musk warned that he would withdraw from the advisory councils under the administration of the US president, if Washington decides to abandon the Paris agreement on climate. "I leave the presidential councils. Climate change is real. Exit from the Paris agreement does not promise a good either to America or to the world, "Mask wrote after Trump announced his decision.
"If the head of Apple comes out of the advisory council, this will be the most correct act. It's time to make the right move..
Please reconsider your decision to join the advisory council of this administration.
Please, leave the post of consultant, Tim.
Please, you need to make an unequivocal statement and withdraw from the presidential council.
I hope that you will leave the presidential advisory council. This should have consequences for him ", - users write on Twitter.
Tim Cook, among other reputable businessmen, consists of several advisory councils under the White House, for example, he participated in the work of the Expert Council on Economics.
On Friday, the head of Apple commented on the decision of Trump about the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement on climate:.
"Climate change is a reality, and we all have the responsibility to fight them. I want to assure you that today's events will not affect Apple's efforts to protect the environment. Almost all of the electricity we consume comes from renewable energy sources, which, in our opinion, is an example of what is right for the planet and business, "said Cook.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the country would withdraw from the Paris agreement, while promising to continue the fight against unfavorable climate change by "concluding a new deal". Trump said that the decision was made "proceeding from the interests of the Americans".
The heads of many states have already criticized this decision of the US president. And in Washington in front of the White House gathered hundreds of protesters.
The agreement on combating climate change was prepared in Paris in 2015. , Concluded in April 2016 g. At the UN Headquarters in New York. The document was signed by representatives of more than 170 countries. The Paris Agreement obliged the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% by 2025 compared to 2005 levels.