The agreement was meant to ensure global cooperation in reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.

Trump’s day-one actions on energy come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s hottest year on record.

In a flurry of Day 1 executive orders, President Donald Trump pushed to boost U.S. fossil fuel production and dismantle his predecessor’s climate agenda.

The goal of the a national energy emergency is to reduce energy costs, an incoming White House official told reporters.

The United States would be one of only four countries outside the Paris Agreement, which is designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the United States to again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement

President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.

At the conclusion of his inauguration parade, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive actions including a letter to the UN stating the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Treaty and initiating a freeze on hiring government workers.

Quitting the Paris Agreement triggers a cascade of real-world impacts and signals the beginning of an aggressive agenda to undo U.S. climate policy.