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US Exit of Key UN Climate Treaty Criticized as Self-Sabotage
The U.S. will formally leave the 1992 U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, becoming the only nation to exit, citing concerns over sovereignty and financial costs.
- On Jan 7, President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with the exit taking effect later this month but treaty rules delaying it by one year.
- Following a White House review, officials argued the plan to leave stemmed from a February order directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to identify treaties and organizations the White House deemed contrary to U.S. interests.
- Some legal experts say the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was ratified with U.S. Senate approval more than 30 years ago, making the U.S. the only country to ever leave it.
- Critics warn the withdrawal discards decades of U.S. climate leadership and could destabilize global cooperation, while observers caution it may complicate future presidents' efforts to rejoin climate talks amid legal hurdles.
- As part of a broader push, the Trump administration is rolling back climate rules and promoting disputed science, following earlier steps like skipping COP30 and withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.
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