When Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the climate agreement in 2017, the move reverberated around the globe. Nearly 200 nations had committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the pact when it was created in 2015, and they had set ambitious targets to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C, and ideally below 1.5°C.
President Donald Trump has wasted no time dismantling climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance, withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on his first day back in office.
Wopke Hoekstra, European commissioner for climate, net zero and clean growth, discusses the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Trump signed an executive order that begins the process of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, which he also did during his first term.
One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. These graphics show why the pact is crucial to curbing the worst effects of global warming
United States President Donald J. Trump announced yesterday the US’ withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, the landmark international treaty aiming to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The White House announces a "national energy emergency" to reverse US climate regulations and boost oil and gas.
President Trump signed an executive order Monday evening officially beginning the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. The newly inaugurated president signed the order at an inauguration event at Washington’s Capital One arena,
Critics warn that the move undermines global cooperation on reducing fossil fuel use and could weaken other countries' commitments to climate action.
Meanwhile the planet’s biggest overarching threat—climate change—is expected to worsen under Trump, who ordered the U.S. to leave the Paris Climate Agreement on his first day back in office.
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for unified global action to confront the challenges of climate change. She spoke about the importance of minimizing environmental harm while striving to meet mitigation targets during a Capacity Building Workshop on