According to the United Nations website, the Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change that was adopted by 196 parties at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, in December 2015. It was enforced at the ...
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The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of US President Donald Trump. Washington typically provides 22 percent of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat's budget,
"The United States notified the Secretary-General, in his capacity as depositary, of its withdrawal, on Jan 27, 2025, from the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, said at a daily briefing.
During the first Trump administration the U.S. withdrew from the Agreement effective November 4 2020, before his successor took the country back into the accord on February 19, 2021. The UN spokesperson said the latest withdrawal would not lead to any slowdown in the UN’s efforts to combat climate change.
Various European leaders reacted to President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement saying that they will stick to the landmark Paris climate agreement even though the United States has w
Citing potential economic damage and unfair burdens, President Trump signed an Executive Order that starts the process of withdrawing the