US Officially Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement

On Friday, February 19, 2021, the U.S. officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement the Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.

Marie Oakes

February 19, 2021

It’s a good day in our fight against the climate crisis, as the United States is once again a Party to the Paris Agreement. The work to reduce our emissions has already begun, and we will waste no time in engaging our partners around the world to build our global resilience.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) February 19, 2021

On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he signed an executive order that began the process for the U.S. to rejoin the climate accord.

In 2017, President Trump announced that he would be withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris agreement.

During his June 1, 2017 announcement, President Trump said, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. I promised I would exit or re-negotiate any deal which fails to serve America’s interests. Many trade deals will soon be under re-negotiation.”

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