European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, ASP 04F151 B - 1047 , Belgium email: [email protected]

The Honorable Mr. Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA April 2017

Dear Mr. President,

We the undersigned, Members of the , 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 we place on the Transatlantic Alliance, which has been such a force for peace, for prosperity and for the values we share.

We particularly applaud the new realism which you personally have brought to the climate issue and to energy policy. We recognise the very positive impact which your decisions will have in ensuring the availability of secure and affordable energy in the USA, underpinning American competitiveness. We on our part are pressing for similar policies on this side of the Atlantic.

We recall your campaign pledge to withdraw the USA from the Paris Climate Treaty, 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.

At the same time, we would urge you to take action to withdraw the carbon dioxide endangerment 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 policies.

Sincerely Yours

ROGER HELMER MEP (UK) BEATRIX VON STORCH MEP (Germany)

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