Macron convinced Trump will see US interests lie inside Paris climate deal

At the G20 Summit in July, Macron had he had not given up on trying to get Trump to change his mind about withdrawing the US States from the Paris climate change agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he continued to talk to US leader Donald Trump about re-entering the Paris climate pact but that there was no scope for a renegotiation of the existing terms.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, in New York.R (AP)

“I will not budge on the Paris accord terms,” Macron told reporters in New York where he is attending the UN General Assembly.

“I deplore the US decision, and I continue dialogue with President Trump because I am convinced that in the end he will see that it is in the interest of Americans to be a part of the Paris climate pact.”