Legal Framework

Paris Agreement — Article 2

Sets the global temperature goals of the Paris Agreement: limiting warming to well below 2 degrees C and pursuing 1.5 degrees C, while also addressing adaptation and financial flows consistent with low-emission development.

Related incidents

1 incident

Systematic Destruction of Environmental Protections — Paris Agreement, UNFCCC, and Endangerment Finding

An unprecedented withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, UNFCCC, and IPCC, combined with the rescission of the endangerment finding and rollback of 31+ environmental rules, constitutes the most …

  • On January 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement and directing withdrawal from broader …
  • In January 2026, the administration announced withdrawal from the UNFCCC and IPCC — plus 64 other international organizations — an …