U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, marking the second time the nation has pulled out of the global climate pact. The move represents a significant shift in the nation’s environmental policy and signals a renewed focus on fossil fuels.
“I’m revoking nearly 80 destructive radical executive actions of the previous administration,” Trump announced during the signing ceremony late Monday. Declaring a national energy emergency, he emphasized the importance of harnessing the country’s vast oil and gas resources.
Trump has long regarded clean energy initiatives as expensive and inefficient. Highlighting the United States’ abundant fossil fuel reserves, he stated, “We have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have—the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth. And we are going to use it.”
He vowed to intensify efforts to extract and utilize these resources, declaring, “We will drill, baby, drill.”
The decision has sparked widespread discussion about the future of the United States’ role in global climate efforts and its commitment to environmental stewardship. Observers are keen to see how this policy shift will impact international relations and the global fight against climate change.
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