Getting a slice of the renewable energy market has been an objective for many of America's tech firms. Tesla, for instance, recently announced a new product - solar panels for your roofthat look uncannily like ordinary tiles. All renewable energy resources combined account for nearly 10% of the US's demand - but certain resources within that, including solar, have been growing rapidly according to the US Energy Information Administration. Solar energy actually employs more US workers than Apple, Google and Facebook together, so it is perhaps unsurprising that the tech firms have expressed an interest in remaining part of the "renewable revolution".
"It gives the edge to the European and Chinese firms."
"It kind of gives a sign that the US is not going to be at the forefront of the technology innovation that's going to be required to meet the agreement's goals," says Mr Ball.
President Trump said that the climate deal punished the US and would cost millions of American jobs