Trump Quits the Paris Climate Agreement: What Will Travel Companies Do?
Skift Take
Many global travel brands have aligned their climate targets with the Paris Agreement. The U.S. exit from the pact may not change that.
Donald Trump used his first day in office to send a letter to the United Nations to withdraw from a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
It will take a year for the withdrawal from the UN Paris Agreement to go through, but at that point, the U.S. will join Libya, Iran, and Yemen as the countries not in the pact.
When Trump pulled out in 2017, the U.S. was required to take part for at least three years, so the exit didn't happen until 2020. Joe Biden rejoined when he took office in 2021.
A study by the Climate Action Tracker, which analyzes global climate pledges and action, found the exit would have led to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 of only 3%.
