Today, the United States officially left the Paris Climate Agreement. We are now the only nation to sit on the sidelines in the global effort to prevent catastrophic warming.
November 4, 2020, 6:20 a.m. ET
Today, the United States officially left the Paris Climate Agreement. We are now the only nation to sit on the sidelines in the global effort to prevent catastrophic warming. By exiting the Agreement, the current administration has abdicated its responsibility to work with the rest of the world to tackle the climate crisis.
In June 2017, leaders from state houses, city halls, tribal governments, boardrooms, college campuses, houses of worship, and cultural institutions across the United States came forward with one voice in response to President Trump’s announced intent to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. These leaders told the world that America would not waver in its commitment to climate action or its dedication to delivering on the Paris Agreement, and they launched We Are Still In to set a different course for the United States. As the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement goes into effect today, We Are Still In remains committed to mobilizing American communities and institutions in support of global climate goals, and will be working with local leaders to center climate in their operations.
