Donald Trump pulled America out of the Paris climate agreement once. But while his loud condemnations of the deal drew rebukes from world leaders, the withdrawal itself resulted in ripples rather than tidal waves for the landmark agreement.
It could be different if Trump is elected this year.
That’s because the terms of the agreement would allow for a faster exit this time. A withdrawal could also undermine global efforts to increase the flow of climate aid to threatened countries and prepare a would-be Trump administration to also leave the international treaty underpinning the agreement, the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Industry lawyers have drafted several executive orders that Trump might consider signing if he wins, including one that would remove the U.S. from the UNFCCC. The Trump campaign has said the former president would leave the Paris Agreement if he’s reelected.
