On his first day as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, criticizing it as "unfair" and signaling his intention to roll back multiple environmental initiatives from the previous administration. This decision was met with enthusiasm from fossil fuel advocates but raised concerns among global allies over climate commitment. As 2024 was confirmed as the hottest year on record, Trump's actions are expected to exacerbate climate challenges, including calls for a "national energy emergency" and restrictions on renewable energy projects.
During his first moments as the nation's 47th president Monday, Donald Trump moved to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement and reverse many of former president Joe Biden's signature efforts to combat climate change.
He slammed the accord as "unfair" and "one-sided," prompting loud applause from the crowd, and pledged to sign additional executive orders undoing many of Biden's environmental policies.
The United States ranks as the largest historical emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases, and its exit from the Paris accord threatens to derail emissions-cutting efforts.
Nations pledged in 2015 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels - a crucial threshold for averting the most catastrophic climate impacts.
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