Global leaders have slammed the decision by Donald Trump, President of the United States, to dump the Paris Climate Agreement.

The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that it had received official correspondence from Washington, to withdraw from a globally binding agreement.

The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) said firstly, this is a landmark global accord aimed at curbing catastrophic climate impacts.
It said secondly, the US is the largest historic polluter, and bears significant responsibility for the climate crisis currently affecting vulnerable nations worldwide.
“Trump’s unilateral move threatens to undermine international efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a threshold critical to the survival of millions of people in Africa, the least developed regions, and the global South. This decision exacerbates existing challenges and delays much-needed climate action at a time when the world needs all hands on deck.”

Former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry said the push for climate projects and investment remains unstoppable even after President Donald Trump withdrew the country from the landmark Paris Agreement.

China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, said at a press briefing on Thursday, it regrets the withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement.
Ning emphasized the significance of global cooperation in addressing climate change.

Germany’s economy Minister, Robert Habeck, said the decision to withdraw the US is a “fatal signal” to the world.

Ejaj Ahmad’s, CEO of the Global Youth Leadership Center, said “the global climate landscape faces a critical shift as President Trump, hours after his second-term inauguration, signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. Unlike the 2017 withdrawal with its four-year delay period, the current framework only requires a 12-month notice. This accelerated timeline presents immediate challenges, especially for climate-vulnerable Global South countries like Bangladesh who are already bearing the brunt of climate impacts.
For the US, this represents a fundamental restructuring of climate engagement. Beyond domestic policy rollbacks, the most concerning impact will be on climate finance. At COP29 in Baku, developing nations received pledges of only $300 billion annually, far below what’s needed. A U.S. withdrawal will widen this climate finance gap, leaving vulnerable countries with even fewer resources to adapt and build resilience.”

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in South Africa, Dr Dion George, has expressed profound regret over the decision of the United States of America to withdraw from the Paris Agreement again.
George said the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, 15 years after the withdrawal of the United States from the Kyoto Protocol, was a victory for the multilateral effort to curb climate change, and reflects the scientific consensus on severity of the climate crisis and the urgency of action.

The Paris Agreement is premised on a common and very strong understanding that we all have a common responsibility to act, whilst noting that nations over time have contributed to the problem differently, and have varied capabilities to respond. “The Paris Agreement represents the most flexible and dynamic approach to addressing climate change. The US played an important role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement, and the withdrawal of the USA is not only an abdication of the global responsibility that we all have to humankind, but damaging to multilateralism, international law and carefully built trust between nations,” said George.

Uhuru Kenyatta former President of Kenya, rebuked African Leaders Over Trump’s Aid cuts at the East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit in Mombasa.
“Why should African countries expect aid from the US if they don’t contribute to its tax system?
This isn’t just about foreign aid. It’s about a mindset shift.”

The Pacific Nation’s Attorney General Arnold Loughman, called this decision, “bad behavior.”

He also said the Agreement is key to the world’s efforts to combat climate change and respond to its effects.

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