Denouncing It as the Biggest Scam in History: The United States Formally Withdraws from the Paris Climate Agreement | WPN World People News

On January 27, the United States officially withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time. This move symbolizes the U.S. once again completely pulling out of the global framework for cooperation on carbon emission reductions. As the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, the U.S. withdrawal undoubtedly places the Paris Agreement’s goals—limiting global warming to within 2°C, or even 1.5°C—on the brink of collapse.

During his second term, Donald Trump’s criticism of climate issues has been even more aggressive than before. Last year at the United Nations General Assembly, he harshly denounced climate change as “the biggest scam in history,” accusing the United Nations and other organizations of producing forecasts made by “stupid people with bad motives.” Trump not only mocked the concept of carbon footprints as a fabricated lie, but also portrayed countries’ investments in green energy as a “green energy scam” leading to destruction. He also signed executive orders cutting off all funding support for UN climate summits and other related policy activities.

Beyond withdrawing from the agreement, the Trump administration went even further by pulling out of more than 60 international organizations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emphasizing that these institutions undermine U.S. sovereignty. He reiterated that the United States should prioritize the extraction of traditional energy sources such as oil and coal, rather than pursuing what he called “unrealistic” renewable energy.

However, this stance stands in stark contrast to official scientific research. According to scientific studies, the past 40 years have seen the most dramatic temperature increases driven by human activity, with extreme weather events occurring frequently and rising sea levels threatening major cities such as New York. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has also warned that climate change could lead to soaring food prices.

In response to global climate change, the United Nations Climate Change Conference reached the Paris Agreement in 2015, which came into force in 2016. Trump first withdrew from the agreement in November 2020 during his first term. After President Biden took office in 2021, the United States rejoined the agreement, only for Trump to withdraw once again during his second term.