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Mr Gore, who served under Bill Clinton, lashed out at Donald Trump claiming the US would continue to meet its obligations under the landmark deal despite the US President pulling out of the

agreement.  The Nobel Peace Prize winner, awarded for his work on climate change, said the only option was to “work around” Mr Trump.  Under the Paris climate agreement 159 nations agreed to

deal with greenhouse gas emissions and to report its actions to mitigate global warming.  Speaking in Berlin, Mr Gore said: “We simply have to work around him.  “And the good news is, we

are working around him. The US is going to meet its commitments under the Paris agreement regardless of what Trump says or does or tweets.  “He has isolated himself, the majority of

Republican voters in the US think we should have stayed in the Paris agreement.  “A plurality of Trump supporters thought we should have stayed in the Paris agreement.” “The agreement is a

massive redistribution of United States wealth to other countries.”  Some two month’s after the groundbreaking announcement, Mr Trump sent the formal notification of Washington's intent

to pull out of the deal to the UN.  The State Department announced on Friday it had officially sent the notification.  A statement said: “As the President indicated in his June 1

announcement and subsequently, he is open to re-engaging in the Paris Agreement if the United States can identify terms that are more favorable to it, its businesses, its workers, its

people, and its taxpayers." It added the US continues to support “a balanced approach to climate policy that lowers emissions while promoting economic growth and ensuring energy

security.”  There has been a variety of reactions to the decision, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell supporting the move, as did the US’ coal industry.  Mr McConnell praised the

president for "dealing yet another significant blow to the Obama administration's assault on domestic energy production and jobs.” Commenting at the time, Senate Democratic leader

Chuck Schumer branded it: “One of the worst policy moves made in the 21st Century because of the huge damage to our economy, our environment and our geopolitical standing". The leaders

of France, Germany and Italy sent a joint statement condemning the unilateral action. They said: "We deem the momentum generated in Paris in December 2015 irreversible and we firmly

believe that the Paris agreement cannot be renegotiated, since it is a vital instrument for our planet, societies and economies.”