Donald Trump on climate change: everything the new US president has said about it
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Donald Trump has vowed to withdraw the US from a global treaty to tackle climate change — the Paris Agreement. The new US president announced his decision to pull America, the world’s second-largest climate polluter, out of the pact for the second time. The White House confirmed the move after Mr Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
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This withdrawal will place the US alongside Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries outside of the agreement, which was designed to limit global warming. During his first term, Mr Trump also withdrew the US from the Paris deal, but President Joe Biden reversed that decision on his first day in office.
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Leaving the treaty will take one year and Mr Trump has promised to increase domestic oil drilling. He claimed it would help lower energy prices and combat inflation. He argued that this was essential to securing America’s economic future. But what has been Mr Trump’s stance on climate change throughout his political career? Here’s a look at his key quotes and actions:.
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Before pursuing a political career, Mr Trump openly supported efforts to combat climate change. “We support your efforts to ensure meaningful and effective measures to control climate change, an immediate challenge facing the United States and the world today,” the letter, addressed to the president and Congress, added. “Please allow us, the United States of America, to serve in modelling the change necessary to protect humanity and our planet.”.
