The US has officially withdrawn from the landmark Paris climate agreement for the second time – reinforcing Donald Trump's push to keep America out of the fight against the climate crisis.
The US stands as the only country ever to have withdrawn from the pact; it is alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement. Announced when Mr Trump re-entered the White House last year, the move is one of the linchpins of Trump's ‘America First’ policy that seeks to remove Washington from international treaties and organisations he sees as of no benefit to the country.
