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Executive Order Withdraws United States from International Climate Commitments and Finance Initiatives

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On January 20, US President Trump issued an executive order, “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements,” withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement and other climate-related financial...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements

The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately withdraw from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Secretaries of State and Commerce and heads of other...more

White & Case LLP

US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Impact and Next Steps - 2025 Update

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Citing potential economic damage and unfair burdens, President Trump signed an Executive Order that starts the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is an international...more

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COP 29: Parties at UN Climate Summit Agree on Standards to Launch Global Carbon Market

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In an effort to advance a global carbon market, the parties to COP 29 — the United Nations climate conference hosted by Azerbaijan this year — approved important standards for such a market to be developed under Article 6.4...more

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Negotiations At The UN Climate Change Conference In Madrid End In Failure. Is There A Way To Turn That Failure Into Success?

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Climate negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid ended in failure last Sunday. Despite enormous publicity and the presence of celebrities like Time Magazine Person of the Year Greta Thunberg, the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2018

The 'Trump Effect' is Slowing International Progress on Climate Change, Think Tank Warns - "The report from the Institute of International and European Affairs ("IIEA") considered the impact President Donald Trump was...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

U.S. States, Cities, & Corporations Unite to Uphold Paris Climate Accord

On June 1st, 2017, President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord, sparking serious concern about the future of global efforts to mitigate climate change. In response,...more

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