The UN chief today urged the US to re-engage with the 2015 Paris climate agreement even after America submitted its formal communication indicating its intention to withdraw from the historic pact as soon as possible. <br/><br/>The spokesman of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Mr Guterres has received a notification from the US expressing the country's intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.<br/><br/>The notification received yesterday was communicated by US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley.<br/><br/>The Paris climate deal aims to prevent the Earth from heating up by two degrees Celsius since the start of the industrial age.<br/><br/>The spokesperson added that the secretary-general welcomes any effort to reengage in the Paris Agreement by the United States. The notification came two months after US President Donald Trump announced his intention to leave the accord. The US accepted the Paris Agreement on September 3, 2016.