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US withdrawal from Paris Agreement ‘a global setback’

The United States has announced its withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The withdrawal order will take up to a year to take effect, following the declaration of 2024 as the hottest year on record.
President Trump plans to declare a national energy emergency and increase oil and gas production, which contradicts the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The nearly 200 countries that have ratified the Paris Agreement are urged to reaffirm their commitment and engage in global climate talks.

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US withdrawal from Paris Agreement ‘a global setback’

Forestry, fisheries and the environment minister Dion George says the move could hinder anti-climate change goals

2 months ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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splinter.com

International Negotiations Weren't Fixing Climate Change, But Leaving the Paris Agreement Sure Doesn't Help

There is a grim symbolism to the world's biggest historic greenhouse gas emitter and second-biggest emitter today pulling out of the international agreement aimed at cutting those emissions just a week or so after climate change-juiced fires destroyed chunks of its second-biggest city. Donald Trump doesn't much care about symbols though, not when there is money to be made for him and his friends, and so there it was, the expected executive order…

2 months ago

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Human Rights Watch

US Paris Agreement Withdrawal Threatens Global Efforts to Tackle Climate Change

Click to expand Image US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, January 20, 2025. © 2025 Evan Vucci/AP Photo United States President Donald Trump announced yesterday the US’ withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, the landmark international treaty aiming to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.The order, among the first in Trump’s second term, will take up t…

2 months ago·New York, United States

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dailyexcelsior.com

US withdrawal and Paris agreement on Climate change

Anoop Khajuria The inevitable had to happen and two big events emerged one after the another. The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed that the year 2024 was the warmest year on record, based on six International datasets and continuing with its warming streak, the past 10 years from 2015 to 2024 have been the warmest on the planet. Further, 2024 has been the first calendar year with a global mean temperature exceeding 1.5 degree C above …

2 months ago

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ugandanews.net

South Africa expresses concern over U.S. announcement to withdraw from Paris Agreement

South Africa has expressed profound regret over the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, said a government official on Thursday. This c.....

2 months ago

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The Business & Financial Times

Global leaders react to U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement

By Kizito CUDJOE The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement under the Trump administration has drawn widespread reactions from global leaders, environmental experts, and activists, raising concerns over the future of international climate cooperation. The decision, framed by the White House as part of its “Make America Affordable and Energy Dominant Again” strategy, has sparked sharp criticism and renewed calls for mult…

2 months ago·Accra, Ghana

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