"The United States has officially exited the Paris climate agreement for the second time, cementing Donald Trump's renewed break with the primary global venue to address global heating. The move leaves the US as the only country to have withdrawn from the pact, placing it alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement. While it will not halt global climate efforts, experts say it could significantly complicate them."
"First announced on his first day back as president last January in a stadium in front of supporters, the US's departure comes as the Trump administration has launched a sweeping assault on domestic climate policy. This month, it also announced it will leave the UN framework convention on climate change, under which the Paris treaty was adopted. Together, the moves amount to a wholesale withdrawal from climate governance."
"It's almost like they're saying, we don't care what you want from us, we will be the bad guys, and you cannot challenge us on it, because that's exactly what we said you should expect from us, said Basav Sen, climate justice project director at the progressive thinktank Institute for Policy Studies. The US retreat from climate action has not halted all global emissions-cutting efforts. Investment in low-carbon energy is far outpacing spending on fossil fuels."
The United States has formally left the Paris climate agreement for the second time, making it the only country to have withdrawn and joining Iran, Libya and Yemen as non-parties. The withdrawal accompanies a broad rollback of domestic climate policies and a parallel decision to exit the UN framework convention on climate change, together amounting to a comprehensive US exit from international climate governance. The US retreat could complicate global efforts despite ongoing momentum: renewable investment and low-carbon capacity growth remain strong worldwide, and China is increasingly dominant in electric vehicles, solar panel and wind turbine manufacturing while its emissions may have peaked.
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