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UN confirms U.S.'s notification of withdrawal from Paris Agreement

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The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that it had received official notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement.

"The United States notified the Secretary-General, in his capacity as depositary, of its withdrawal, on 27 January 2025, from the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, said at a daily briefing.

"According to Article 28, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement, the withdrawal of the United States will take effect on January 27, 2026," he said.

The spokesman reaffirmed the UN's commitment to the Paris Agreement and support of all effective efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Climate activists protest outside the New York State Supreme Court building, U.S., October 22, 2019. /VCG
Climate activists protest outside the New York State Supreme Court building, U.S., October 22, 2019. /VCG

Climate activists protest outside the New York State Supreme Court building, U.S., October 22, 2019. /VCG

U.S. President Donald Trump, on his first day back in the White House, signed an executive order to withdraw his country from the Paris climate accord for the second time.

The first Trump administration officially let the U.S. exit the Paris Agreement in November 2020, dealing a major blow to international efforts to combat the climate crisis. Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump in January 2021, signed an executive order after taking office to bring his country back into the accord.

(Cover: A projection on the facade of the U.S. embassy reads "Planet Earth first" and "Future vs. Trump" in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2025. /VCG)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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