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Coming years will be vital well beyond Europe, all continents will have to speed up transition towards net zero, deal with growing burden of climate change,' says von der Leyen - Anadolu Ajansı

“The Paris Agreement continues to be the best hope for all humanity. So Europe will stay the course, and keep working with all nations that want to protect nature and stop global warming,” the European Union’s top executive said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

U.S. withdrawal from the world's primary climate pact will have a bigger impact - in the U.S. and globally - than the country's first retreat in 2017, analysts and diplomats told Reuters.

A renewed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and avowedly pro-fossil fuel policies will heat the climate and harm people around the world for decades to come, experts warn.

Trump is pulling America out of the Paris Agreement, leaving the U.S. as the only major emitter not part of the treaty. It's a loss for U.S. businesses and the planet.

Video. Speaking at the Davos Summit, Ursula von der Leyen emphasided the EU's dedication to the Paris climate agreement and urged international cooperation, despite Trump’s decision to withdraw.

The 1.5C target is generally accepted to refer to the 20-year average, rather than a single year. So the temperature rise recorded in 2024 does not mean the Paris Agreement threshold has been breached.

With the US out of the tent, the rest of the world can get on with climate action without Trump’s corrosive influence.

With the US out of the tent, the rest of the world can get on with climate action without Trump’s corrosive influence.

The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement not only undermined global climate efforts but also left America vulnerable to environmental and economic fallout. This decision created a power vacuum in climate leadership, reshaping global dynamics.