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UN Confirms US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement

United Nations (TDI): The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that it had received official notification from the United States of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement.

“The US notified the Secretary-General, in his capacity as depositary, of its withdrawal, on 27 January 2025, from the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, said at a daily media briefing.

“According to Article 28, paragraph 2, of the deal, the withdrawal of the US will take effect on January 27, 2026,” he said.

The spokesman reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and support all effective initiatives to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

U.S. President Donald Trump, on his first day back in the White House, inked an executive order to withdraw his nation from the Paris climate accord for the second time.

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The first Trump administration officially let the US exit the Paris Agreement in November 2020, dealing a major blow to global efforts to combat the climate crisis.

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Joe Biden, who succeeded him in January 2021, inked an executive order after taking office to bring his country back into the deal.

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