US wants to leave Paris Climate Agreement

The United States is the first country among the signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 to have started a formal withdrawal process. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized this treaty, which was signed by nearly 200 countries. 

Each of those countries committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that lead to climate change. This is the first international agreement in history obliging all countries in the world to act for climate protection. During the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris in 2015, a long-term goal was adopted to keep the average global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius and – if possible – to keep the temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level.

(PAP)