"President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement," the announcement states.
The decision was listed among "the main priorities of President Trump's policies regarding America."
The Paris Climate Agreement, which came into force on November 4, 2016, aims to implement measures to prevent climate change. For it to take effect, it requires ratification by at least 55 countries that collectively emit more than 55% of global greenhouse gases. The treaty is intended to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which established binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Over 180 countries, including Ukraine, have already ratified the document.
The United States officially exited the Paris Climate Agreement on November 4, 2020 (the announcement was made back in 2017) during Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States. He claimed that adhering to the terms of this agreement would undermine the country's economy.
On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden sent a notification to the UN just hours after taking office as president of the United States, stating that the U.S. would rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.
After Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States in November 2024, he planned to withdraw the United States from the climate agreement again, according to media reports.