The United States has denied reports that it is softening its stance on the Paris climate accord. In a statement, White House spokesperson Lindsay Walters said, there is no change in Washington's position and it will withdraw from the landmark agreement unless it can re-enter on more favourable terms.<br/><br/>The statement came following a report in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. <br/><br/>The report had quoted European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Canete as saying that the US officials at a meeting of Environment Ministers at Montreal had said that Washington would not pull out of the agreement, and was offering to re-engage in the deal.<br/><br/>The agreement came into force last November. <br/><br/>It aims to strengthen the global response to climate change by keeping the global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It also pursue efforts to limit the global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.<br/><br/>US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the agreement earlier this year, and renegotiate the deal that was agreed upon by over 190 countries during the previous Obama administration. He had claimed that China and India are benefiting the most from the agreement adding that the accord was unfair to the US as it badly hit its businesses and jobs.