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Trump Withdraws U.S. from Paris Agreement, Cuts Climate Funding

12/24/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on his first day in office in 2025.
He announced the United States would not contribute $4 billion to the Green Climate Fund.
The administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded climate initiatives.
The United States did not send representatives to the Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30), the UN climate summit in Brazil.

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U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on his first day in office in 2025.
He announced the United States would not contribute $4 billion to the Green Climate Fund.
The administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded climate initiatives.
The United States did not send representatives to the Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30), the UN climate summit in Brazil.