Trump on Climate

Second inauguration: Trump sworn in as 47th president, signs day-one orders

Trump was inaugurated for a second, non-consecutive term and signed a large slate of day-one executive actions, including withdrawal from the Paris agreement and the World Health Organization, and clemency for January 6 defendants.

Why it matters: Set the pace for a second term governed heavily through executive action.

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency

Executive Order published in the Federal Register (86 FR 3733).

Trump announces US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement

In a Rose Garden address, Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, saying he was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. Formal withdrawal completed in November 2020; the US rejoined in 2021 and withdrew again in 2025.