US completes formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

The State Department on Tuesday confirmed that the United States has finished its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, which was an international agreement that aimed to slow global warming. 

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the historic agreement last year, which committed signing nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the goal of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels.

"The Paris Climate Agreement undercuts American energy independence, seeks climate finance redistribution, and tries to enforce net-zero compliance pressure," the State Department posted on X. "[President Trump] says no more. Our taxpayer dollars will not be given to countries that do not merit financial assistance."

The move comes after Trump announced earlier this month that he was withdrawing the United States from 66 international organizations that have contrary interests to the country.

The Trump administration announced last week that it completed the U.S.'s withdrawal from the World Health Organization, which the president also ordered last year over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Misty Severi is a reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.