Donald Trump · Republican · Executive Order
Paris Agreement Withdrawal (Again) (EO 14162)
Jan 20, 2025
Donald TrumpEnergy & EnvironmentExecutive OrderEO 14162Second term (2025–)
📜 View the official record — Executive Order 14162 on federalregister.gov
What happened
Ordered a second U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and from related international climate finance commitments.
How it happened
Signed Inauguration Day; formal UN withdrawal takes effect one year after notification.
Documented impact
Negative impactsubstantiated
Re-isolates the U.S. on global climate policy.
As in 2017, the move makes the U.S. an outlier among nearly all nations and withdraws U.S. climate finance.
Positive impactcontested
Administration frames it as ending costly, non-reciprocal commitments.
Supporters argue the pledges constrained U.S. energy production without binding major emitters.
Public opinion
📊 Public opinion
Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement
Support exit24%
Oppose exit68%
68% say the U.S. should remain in the Paris Agreement, including 67% of independents and half of Republicans.
Sources
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