President Donald Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from Paris climate accord

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Under the Paris Agreement, signed in 2016, participating nations vowed to work together to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by making yearly pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
NBC News
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President Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement on Monday shortly after his inauguration, echoing a similar decision in his first term that was later reversed by former President Biden.
The Hill
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The Paris Agreement doesn't require countries to cut their emissions, but works through international peer pressure and countries' domestic laws to encourage nations to set ambitious emissions reduction targets.
Axios
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During his inauguration speech, Trump, who has long regarded clean energy as expensive and wasteful, also vowed to redouble the efforts to extract and utilize fossil fuels.
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