N Korea accuses Trump of being 'selfish' over climate pact

In a statement on Tuesday, Pyongyang said Washington's move represented "the height of egoism and moral vacuum seeking only their own well-being, even at the cost of the

entire planet."

"The selfish act of the US does not only have grave consequences for the international efforts to protect the environment, but poses great danger to other areas as well," a spokesman for the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, according to state news agency KCNA.

KCNA regularly issues caustic missives on all aspects of US policy. In Tuesday's statement, Pyongyang also linked Washington's climate policy to its "unreasonable and reckless" actions against North Korea's

nuclear program.

Unlike the US, however, North Korea is a signatory to the Paris agreement and has previously issued a "declaration of war" against deforestation. According to monitoring service NK News, Pyongyang has also embraced renewable technologies, particularly hydroelectricity. Trump has faced intense criticism since deciding to pull the US out of the Paris agreement, joining only two other countries who aren't signatories-Syria and Nicaragua.