External publications

Logo of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Executive disorder: the United States officially turn their back on international climate governance

Bauer, Steffen
External Publications (2026)

published on blogs.idos-research.de, 20.01.2026

Volltext/Full text

20 January 2026 marks not only the first anniversary of the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America, but also – and as an immediate consequence of the former event – the formal entry into force of the United States’ exit from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Notwithstanding this due date, the US had already passed on sending a delegation to the 2025 UN climate change conference that convened in Brazil in November.

About the IDOS author

Further IDOS experts