"President Trump announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing the United States from the bedrock international agreement that forms the basis for countries to rein in climate change.

The treaty, which has been in place for 34 years, counts all of the other nations of the world as members.

In a social media post, the White House announced that Mr. Trump signed a presidential memorandum that pulled the United States from the climate pact and 65 other international organizations and treaties that “no longer serve American interests.” About half of those are United Nations organizations.

“As this list begins to demonstrate, what started as a pragmatic framework of international organizations for peace and cooperation has morphed into a sprawling architecture of global governance, often dominated by progressive ideology and detached from national interests,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement."

Somini Sengupta and Lisa Friedman report for the New York Times January 7, 2026. [2]

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"Outrage As Trump Withdraws From Key UN Climate Treaty Along With Dozens Of International Organisations" (Guardian) [3]