The United States of America on February 19, 2021 officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- The U.S. left the Paris Agreement in November 2020 after a yearlong waiting period had ended.
- Former US President Donald Trump originally announced his intention to withdraw from the treaty in 2017 and formally notified the United Nations in 2019
- .Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. has promised to reduce its emissions by about 25% by 2025 compared with 2005 levels.
- The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016.
- Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
