Trump Signs Executive Order to Re-Withdraw US From Paris Climate Agreement

President Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office on January 20, 2025, directing the United States to again withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Biden had rejoined the accord on his first day in office in 2021. The US became the only major economy in the world outside the Paris framework for the second time in eight years, with withdrawal taking effect one year after notification under the agreement's terms.