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What Is the UNFCCC and Why Is the U.S. Pulling Out?

7 January 2026 at 21:47
The Trump administration said Wednesday that the United States was withdrawing from 66 international agreements, including a major climate change treaty.

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the treaty that sets a legal framework for international negotiations to address climate change.

Trump Pulls U.S. Out of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.

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President Trump addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last year.
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