Wopke Hoekstra, European commissioner for climate, net zero and clean growth, discusses the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
The world’s largest economy and second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases will withdraw from the global climate pact, disrupting efforts to tackle climate change
Trump’s day-one actions on energy come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s hottest year on record.
One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. These graphics show why the pact is crucial to curbing the worst effects of global warming
President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on the first day of his second term in office on Monday, and among them were motions to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Various European leaders reacted to President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement saying that they will stick to the landmark Paris climate agreement even though the United States has w
President Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Washington Examiner reported. The move was among the numerous executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office after his inauguration. The new president called the climate agreement unfair and costly while announcing the decision.
The White House announces a "national energy emergency" to reverse US climate regulations and boost oil and gas.
When Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the climate agreement in 2017, the move reverberated around the globe. Nearly 200 nations had committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the pact when it was created in 2015, and they had set ambitious targets to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C, and ideally below 1.5°C.
Many global travel brands have aligned their climate targets with the Paris Agreement. The U.S. exit from the pact may not change that.
A renewed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and avowedly pro-fossil fuel policies will heat the climate and harm people around the world for decades to come, experts warn.