US formally withdraws from Paris climate accordListen to this articleUS President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan 13. (Photo: Reuters)The United States on Tuesday formally withdrew from the Paris climate accord, the key international framework for combating global warming, in line with President Donald Trump's declaration a year ago. Earlier this month, Trump said the US plans to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted in 1992, which has provided the legal foundation for the Paris accord. Trump's retreat on climate cooperation and multilateralism will likely mean considerable time would be needed for the US to rejoin the accord under a new US administration. The accord, adopted in 2015 and entering into force the following year, has been ratified by nearly 200 countries and regions.

Source: Bangkok Post January 27, 2026 11:15 UTC