Trump announces US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Kalé Carey (Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)

On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement. 196 nations signed the agreement, which Trump pulled out of during his first term in 2017.

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The accord aims to prevent climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. It also aims to keep temperatures from rising more than two degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrialization levels.

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The U.S. is currently the world’s second-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, following China and surpassing India. Since 1950, the United States has been responsible for about 20% of global CO2 emissions, according to data from the Global Carbon Project.

Laurence Tubiana played a key role in creating the Paris agreement. He highlighted ongoing climate disasters, such as the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, as stark reminders of the urgency of addressing climate change.

Scientists warn that the Earth’s temperature has risen 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit since the mid-1800s, surpassing the critical threshold. Scientists said 2024 was the warmest year on record, raising concerns about the long-term effects of higher temperatures.

Trump plans to increase domestic energy production, which clashes with global efforts to limit fossil fuel emissions. His withdrawal from the Paris agreement also contrasts with former President Joe Biden’s proposal to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035.

It will be at least a year before Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the agreement is fully realized.

Tags: Climate Change, Donald Trump, Paris

[Karah Rucker]

AS DAY ONE OF DONALD TRUMP’S SECOND PRESIDENCY WRAPS UP, HE’S ALREADY PUSHING FOR MORE ENERGY PRODUCTION WHILE PULLING THE U.S. OUT OF A GLOBAL CLIMATE AGREEMENT.

ON MONDAY, THE NEWLY SWORN-IN PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO WITHDRAW AMERICA FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT.

THIS MOVE MIRRORS TRUMP’S DECISION DURING HIS FIRST TERM TO EXIT THE ACCORD, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING.

AMERICA CURRENTLY STANDS NUMBER TWO ON THE LIST OF CARBON EMITTERS…TRAILING CHINA AND PASSING INDIA.

SINCE 1950, THE U-S HAS ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT TWENTY PERCENT OF GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS, BASED ON DATA FROM THE GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT.

LAURENCE TUBIANA, WHO HELPED CRAFT THE PARIS AGREEMENT, POINTS TO DISASTERS LIKE THE LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES AS PROOF THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS WORSENING.

THE 2015 PARIS AGREEMENT WAS A DECLARATION MADE BY WORLD LEADERS–ADOPTED BY 196 NATIONS– TO KEEP GLOBAL TEMPERATURES FROM RISING MORE THAN TWO DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE WHERE THEY WERE PRIOR TO INDUSTRIALIZATION.

SCIENTISTS SAY EARTH’S TEMPERATURE CROSSED A CONCERNING MILESTONE, 2024 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD.

AND SINCE THE MID 1800’S, THE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE IS PUSHING PAST THE WARMING THRESHOLD–NOW READING TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES.

ONCE TEMPERATURES RISE BEYOND 1.5 DEGREES, THE CLIMATE CRISIS, DRIVEN BY POLLUTION FROM FOSSIL FUELS, PUSHES BOTH HUMANS AND THE PLANET BEYOND THEIR CAPACITY TO COPE AND ADAPT.

TRUMP’S DECISION IS A ONE EIGHTY FROM THE BIDEN’S ADMINISTRATION DECEMBER PROPOSAL TO CUT EMISSIONS BY MORE THAN SIXTY PERCENT IN THE NEXT DECADE.

TRUMP’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PARIS AGREEMENT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR TO FULLY TAKE EFFECT.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M KARAH RUCKER.