A year after US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the United States officially exited the pact on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, making it the only country to have quit the global climate agreement twice.
Andreas Sieber, 350.org Head of Political Strategy, said: “By leaving the Paris Agreement, President Trump might believe he can strong-arm the world into more fossil fuel addiction. But he is unintentionally making the strongest case for renewables yet. Clean, affordable energy frees countries from imported fossil fuels and the geopolitical shocks that come with it.
“Under Trump, the US has made the risk of fossil fuel dependence unmistakably clear. More than two-thirds of global oil now sits within a US-dominated sphere of influence where threats, sanctions, and coercive power are openly deployed. Every escalation ripples straight through global markets and into household bills. This will make more countries want to opt out of this broken system – and choose the very path that Trump has abandoned.”
Anne Jellema, 350.org Executive Director, said: “After a year of deliberate obstruction, intimidation, and climate denial from the Trump administration, one thing is clear: the rest of the world is moving on – and moving faster. Last year, renewables generated more electricity than coal for the first time. The energy transition is unstoppable, despite efforts by the US administration to derail it.
“Not only are governments choosing to remain parties to the Paris Agreement – more than 80 countries have now backed a clear roadmap to move away from fossil fuels. Cross-border cooperation is growing, not shrinking.”