(Jan 8): US President Donald Trump extended his country’s retreat from global cooperation on climate action by announcing the nation would withdraw from flagship international organisations, including the main United Nations (UN) and scientific bodies focused on the issue. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are among a total of 66 groups the US will exit. The moves are seen as likely to diminish both the US role in addressing greenhouse gas emissions and the global influence of those entities. Some legal experts have said, though, that a future president could simply re-accede to the accord without Senate approval. “It only leaves people across the US, policymakers, and businesses flying in the dark at the very moment when credible climate information is most urgently needed.”

Source: The Edge Markets January 08, 2026 04:16 UTC