President Donald Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, marking the second time in a decade the country will exit the global climate pact. This decision, driven by Trump's skepticism towards climate change, places the US alongside Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only nations outside the agreement. Trump's move is expected to have a more damaging impact on global climate efforts due to the current stage of implementation and the US's position as the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter. The withdrawal contrasts with former President Biden's climate agenda, which aimed to lead global efforts and promote a transition away from oil and gas.
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The announcement, in a document from the White House, reflects Trump’s skepticism about global warming WASHINGTON, US — President Donald Trump will once again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal, the White House said on Monday, January 21, removing the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The decision would place the United States alongside Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world outside the 2015 pact, in which governments agreed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The announcement, in a document from the White House, reflects Trump’s skepticism about global warming, which he has called a hoax, and fits in with his broader agenda to unfetter US oil and gas drillers from regulation so they can maximize output. The United States is already the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas thanks to a years-long drilling boom in Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere fueled by fracking technology and strong global prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine., though the process took years and was immediately reversed by the Biden presidency in 2021. The withdrawal this time around is likely to take less time – as little as a year – because Trump will not be bound by the deal’s initial three-year commitment. This time could also be more damaging to global climate efforts, said Paul Watkinson, a former climate negotiator and senior policy advisor for France. The US is currently the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and its departure undermines global ambition to slash those emissions. “It will be harder this time because we are in the thick of implementation, up against real choices,” Watkinson said. The world is now on pace for global warming of more than 3 C by the end of the century, according to a recent United Nations report, a level scientists warn would trigger cascading impacts like sea level rise, heat waves, and devastating storms. Nations have already been struggling to make steep cuts to emissions required to lower the projected temperature increase, as wars, political tensions, and tight government budgets push climate change down the list of priorities. Trump’s approach cuts a stark contrast to that of former President Joe Biden, who wanted the United States to lead global climate efforts and sought to encourage a transition away from oil and gas using a combination of subsidies and regulations. Trump has said he intends to unwind those subsidies and regulations to shore up the nation’s budget and grow the economy, but has insisted he can do that while also ensuring clean air and water in the United States. Li Shuo, an expert in climate diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said the US withdrawal risks undermining America’s ability to compete with China in key clean energy markets like solar power and electric vehicles.Add a comment
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