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The incoming United States administration led by President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to pull the country out of the Paris Agreement for a second time. As the US is the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the move would put pressure on other countries to ensure bigger emissions cuts, but it could also weaken their commitment to climate action.
Washington’s first withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, during Trump’s previous term, was announced in 2017, but it took three years to take effect. However, this time, the withdrawal would only take a year. The US rejoined the accord under outgoing President Joe Biden.
NYT: Trump’s team has already prepared executive orders to withdraw from the Paris agreement
According to a report by the New York Times, Trump’s transition team has already prepared executive orders and proclamations on exiting the Paris climate deal. Trump, who won the US presidential election last week, is to be inaugurated in January 2025.
Donald Trump’s team is also preparing to lift a temporary ban on new permits for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to large markets in Asia and Europe, which the Biden administration imposed to complete a study on its environmental and economic impact, the article adds.
The news surfaced ahead of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, which begins today, where the US and other nations are expected to announce details on their fossil-fuel phaseout and climate aid to developing countries.
Guterres: US withdrawal would “cripple” the Paris Agreement
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has warned that a US withdrawal would “cripple” the Paris Agreement. In a statement to the Guardian ahead of the US presidential election, he said the climate deal would survive, but he urged the country not to pull out.
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