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USA: How withdrawing from the Paris Agreement weakens climate action and US importance

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Published: January 21st, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Exit-re-entry-exit: This describes the US position on global climate action under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
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US President Donald Trump is once again directing the USA towards largely turning its back on national and international climate action. Immediately after his inauguration as the 47th POTUS on Monday afternoon local time in Washington, D.C., the White House declared, among many other „first“ priorities, „President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.“ This means that the USA is once again changing from a country that is seriously striving for climate action and a climate-neutral restructuring of the economy to a state that favors fossil fuels and industries.

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