COP 23 United Nations Climate Conference In Bonn

BONN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 11: US Senator Brian Schatz joins a press conference during the COP 23 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 11, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. A delegation of U.S. business, state and city government presented United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa with the America's Pledge report detailing the efforts of U.S. states, cities and businesses to keep America on line in fulfilling goals towards carbon reduction set out by the Paris Climate Agreement. The "We Are Still In" initiative is an alliance of U.S. state and city government representatives, business interests and climate activists who want the U.S. To remain a signatory of the Paris Climate Agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and the White House is sending its own delegation of fossil fuel supporters to the COP 23 conference next week to make the case for the continued role of coal and petroleum in world energy needs. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)