They include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the global body of climate scientists, the International Trade Centre, the UN Population Fund and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.<\/p>\n
The 1992 UNFCCC treaty underpins international co-operation to deal with climate change<\/a>. The latest announcement comes almost a year after Trump, who last year branded climate change a \u201ccon job\u201d, announced that he would pull the US from the 2015 Paris climate agreement for the second time.\u00a0During his first term, the US became the first and so far only country to withdraw from the accord, but Joe Biden rejoined.<\/p>\n The White House said the decision to pull out from a total of 66 international organisations, including 31 UN entities, was intended to save US taxpayers money and advance Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAmerican taxpayers have spent billions on these organisations with little return, while they often criticise US policies, advance agendas contrary to our values, or waste taxpayer dollars,\u201d the White House said in a factsheet<\/a> issued alongside the executive order.<\/p>\n But the move was met with heavy criticism from climate experts and organisations, as well as politicians.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wopke Hoekstra, the EU\u2019s climate commissioner, said the decision by the world\u2019s largest economy and second-largest emitter to retreat from the UNFCCC was \u201cregrettable and unfortunate\u201d, adding that the treaty \u201cunderpins global climate action\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n Former US vice-president Al Gore said the work of the IPCC, UNFCCC and other global institutions was \u201cessential to safeguarding humanity\u2019s future\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBy withdrawing from the IPCC, UNFCCC and the other vital international partnerships, the Trump administration is undoing decades of hard-won diplomacy, attempting to undermine climate science and sowing distrust around the world,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFortunately, 198 [signatories to the treaty] minus one does not equal zero.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite Trump\u2019s decision to pull the US from the Paris agreement last year, no other country has followed his approach. <\/p>\n As one of the world\u2019s biggest emitters, the US has long played a crucial role in global efforts to tackle climate change. Many countries are now increasingly looking to China<\/a> \u2014 the world\u2019s largest emitter but also the dominant player in green technology \u2014 to drive progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n Former US secretary of state John Kerry, who worked as Joe Biden\u2019s presidential envoy for climate, said the withdrawal from the climate treaty was \u201cpar for the course\u201d for the Trump administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut it doesn\u2019t change the fact that it\u2019s a gift to China and a get-out-of-jail-free card to countries and polluters who want to avoid responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n The past three years have been the hottest on record, with scientists warning climate change is making extreme weather<\/a> events more intense.\u00a0<\/p>\n The actual impact of the US withdrawal on many of the UN bodies singled out by Trump would depend on how aggressively his administration followed through on its announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n The head of one of the UN bodies named in the executive order said that the full effect of the move would become clear only during the UN\u2019s annual budget allocation process.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf they want to be difficult they could block the adoption of our budget. So it depends on how far they want to take it,\u201d the person added.<\/p>\n Although the list caused anguish among environmental groups, it did not go as far as originally envisaged on trade and economic matters after the administration quietly dropped the World Trade Organization and the OECD from its list of potential targets last year.<\/p>\n Recommended<\/p>\n
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