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Trump Announces U.S. Will Again Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Jan 20, 2025, 05:39 PM

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, according to a White House document obtained by Punchbowl News. The decision, unveiled on his inauguration day, marks the second time the U.S. has exited the international agreement aimed at combating climate change. The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 parties in 2015 at the COP21 conference in Paris, is a legally binding treaty that seeks to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. Trump's move reverses previous U.S. commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comes after the hottest year on record.