By Eric Roston and Brian Kahn
The US officially exited the Paris Agreement on Jan. 27. It’s the second time President Donald Trump has pulled out of the pact that commits almost 200 countries to keep global warming to no more than 2C (3.6F), and ideally 1.5C, above pre-industrial levels.
Compared with his first term in office, Trump has escalated his retreat from global cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Just weeks before the exit from the Paris deal took effect, he ordered the withdrawal of the US from the United Nations treaty that underpins international climate talks, as well as more than 60 multilateral organizations focused on the environment, peace, gender equality and democracy.
