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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
John T Psaropoulos

‘We will drill, baby, drill’: Why Trump wants US out of Paris climate deal

The United States is among the world's largest carbon polluters [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters]

In his first 24 hours in office, US President Donald Trump for a second time repealed the United States’ participation in the Paris Agreement.

The environmental pact binds 196 nations to a goal of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) compared to pre-industrial times.

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