During his initial weeks in office, President Trump has initiated several significant actions and executive orders that threaten existing climate policies. His administration is rolling back over 125 environmental regulations established during President Biden's term, which had seen historic investments in climate action through the Inflation Reduction Act. Notably, the withdrawal from international agreements like the Paris Climate Accord marks a regression in climate leadership. Moreover, a detailed report from Columbia's Sabin Center highlights numerous actions taken to diminish federal climate efforts, creating concerns over emissions increases against the backdrop of critical global temperature thresholds being crossed.
During his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump implemented a slew of actions and executive orders that stand to have wide-reaching impacts on climate policies.
When former-President Joe Biden took office, he led the U.S. forward on climate action, signing the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest federal climate change investment in American history.
The Trump Administration is undoing climate action, including withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement aimed at curbing long-term global warming.
The Columbia University's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law's Climate Backtracker has logged more than 45 efforts to scale back or eliminate federal climate mitigation and adaptation measures.
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