"Legal experts immediately questioned whether Trump's move is legal, though the existence of laws haven't stopped other moves of his. Between the lines: At the highest level, these moves might feel shocking, but they shouldn't be surprising. It can take a while - in this case, almost a year - to turn completely around a government bureaucracy as big as the United States'."
"Driving the news: Trump's memoranda to executive departments and agencies said that after consulting with his Cabinet, he "determined that it is contrary to the interests of the United States to remain a member of, participate in, or otherwise provide support to" the organizations. Among the nearly 70 groups included were the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the foundation of most other global climate work, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which regularly assesses climate science."
"Reality check: The UNFCCC is a Senate-ratified treaty - which occurred in 1992 and signed by Republican President George H. W. Bush. What they're saying: "Whether a president can unilaterally withdraw the U.S. from a Senate-ratified treaty is an open legal question," Columbia University law professor Michael Gerrard wrote on LinkedIn. The U.S. would become the only one of the 193 member states of the UN not to be in the UNFCCC."
Trump issued memoranda directing executive departments and agencies to cease participation in nearly 70 international organizations after consulting his Cabinet. The listed groups include the UNFCCC and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Legal experts immediately raised questions about the legality of unilateral presidential withdrawal from a Senate-ratified treaty. The UNFCCC was ratified by the Senate in 1992 and signed by President George H. W. Bush. Withdrawal would leave the U.S. as the sole nonmember among 193 UN parties and would eliminate voting rights, while funding losses represent a major tangible impact for many groups.
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