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Goldman and BlackRock chiefs lead finance’s revolt on Trump’s climate call

Lloyd Blankfein and Larry Fink are among those to criticise the US President over his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord

By

Portia Crowe

and

Elizabeth Pfeuti

US President Donald Trump announces his decision for the US to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House
US President Donald Trump announces his decision for the US to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House Photo: Getty Images

Wall Street is unimpressed with President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Accord.

Sending his first tweet since joining Twitter in 2011, Goldman Sachs' chief executive Lloyd Blankfein wrote: "Today's decision is a setback for the environment and for the US's leadership position in the world. #ParisAgreement"

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