Trump May Again Pull Out of the Paris Climate Agreement: What Travel Businesses Say
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If the world’s second largest polluter walks away from the Paris agreement, it would be a another blow to the global fight to reduce emissions.
When Donald Trump returns to the White House as U.S. President next week, he is expected to pull the country out of the Paris climate agreement again, as he did in 2017.
Most countries signed the United Nations in Paris in 2015. It marked the first time the world agreed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
Last November, a Trump campaign spokesperson told Politico that the incoming President would withdraw the U.S. from the agreement if he won. Skift reached out to the incoming administration for comment but did not receive a response.
United States Paris Agreement Timeline December 2015 - The United States and most countries in the world sign the pact in Paris to reduce global warming. June 2017 - President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the U.S. from the agreement. November 2020 - The United States became the first nation to formally withdraw from the agreement. January 2021 - President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reinstate the U.S. to the Paris agreement February 2021