Trump to withdraw U.S. from Paris climate deal

Biden rejoined the agreement in 2021, saying the U.S. will “combat climate change in a way we have not before.”

Published: January 20, 2025 6:25pm

President Donald Trump is planning to again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal, the White House said on Monday after the swearing-in.

Trump withdrew from the deal in his first term, arguing that the deal is a "giant transfer of American wealth to foreign nations that are responsible for most of the world’s pollution."

Biden rejoined the agreement in 2021, saying the U.S. will “combat climate change in a way we have not before.”

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