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08 January 2026 / Brief
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Copy LinkOn Wednesday evening, the US administration announced that it intends to leave 66 mostly United Nations based organizations and treaties including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The administration has argued that membership in these organizations or agreements is contrary to the interests of the US. While the legality of the executive branch acting unilaterally is an open question, the exit would have far reaching consequences for global climate policy.
Just after inauguration, the administration announced the exit from the Paris Agreement, effectively ending the country’s participation in negotiations around climate policy goals. Along with questioning the established science of global warming and climate impacts, the administration has invalidated other policy goals such as the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The current move now would result in the US’ exit from all future negotiations and discussions of global climate policy.
The fact that the US is responsible for a quarter of all global warming resulting from the burning of fossil fuels reiterates the leadership position on global warming policy that the country should assume and that is now being abdicated. In fact, by exiting the UNFCCC, the US would be the only country that is not part of this negotiating framework.
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