The United States has officially exited the Paris climate agreement for the second time, cementing Donald Trump’s renewed break with the primary global venue to address global heating. While it will not halt global climate efforts, experts say it could significantly complicate them. This month, it also announced it will leave the UN framework convention on climate change, under which the Paris treaty was adopted. Trump’s policies risk pushing the US to the margins of the global climate effort – and slowing momentum elsewhere, say experts. Trump’s formal withdrawal from the Paris agreement comes as the planet barrels through record heat, worsening disasters and mounting economic losses tied to the climate crisis, Biniaz noted.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2026 16:03 UTC