President Donald Trump’s executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement raises the question of the implications for small African Indian Ocean island states.
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It entered into force in November 2016 and aims to limit global temperature rises below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels.
The executive order, “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements”, signifies the intention of the US to withdraw from this agreement.
