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Executive Order 14162 of January 20, 2025
Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The United States must grow its economy and maintain
jobs for its citizens while playing a leadership role in global efforts to
protect the environment. Over decades, with the help of sensible policies
that do not encumber private-sector activity, the United States has simultaneously grown its economy, raised worker wages, increased energy production, reduced air and water pollution, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
The United States’ successful track record of advancing both economic and
environmental objectives should be a model for other countries.
In recent years, the United States has purported to join international agreements and initiatives that do not reflect our country’s values or our contributions to the pursuit of economic and environmental objectives. Moreover,
these agreements steer American taxpayer dollars to countries that do not
require, or merit, financial assistance in the interests of the American people.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration to put the interests
of the United States and the American people first in the development
and negotiation of any international agreements with the potential to damage
or stifle the American economy. These agreements must not unduly or
unfairly burden the United States.
Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) The United States Ambassador to the United
Nations shall immediately submit formal written notification of the United
States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change. The notice shall be submitted
to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Depositary of the Agreement, attached as Appendix A. The United States will consider its withdrawal
from the Agreement and any attendant obligations to be effective immediately
upon this provision of notification.
(b) The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately
submit written formal notification to the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, or any relevant party, of the United States’ withdrawal from any
agreement, pact, accord, or similar commitment made under the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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(c) The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, in collaboration
with the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, shall immediately
cease or revoke any purported financial commitment made by the United
States under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
(d) Immediately upon completion of the tasks listed in subsections (a),
(b), and (c), the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, in collaboration with the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury shall certify
a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs that describes in detail any
further action required to achieve the policy objectives set forth in section
2 of this order.
(e) The U.S. International Climate Finance Plan is revoked and rescinded
immediately. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall,
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within 10 days of this order, issue guidance for the rescission of all frozen
funds.
(f) Within 30 days of this order, the Secretary of State, Secretary of
the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Agriculture, Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
International Development, Chief Executive Officer of the International Development Finance Corporation, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency,
President of the Export-Import Bank, and head of any other relevant department or agency shall submit a report to the Assistant to the President
for Economic Policy and the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs that details their actions to revoke or rescind policies that were
implemented to advance the International Climate Finance Plan.
(g) The Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, and the head of any
department or agency that plans or coordinates international energy agreements shall henceforth prioritize economic efficiency, the promotion of American prosperity, consumer choice, and fiscal restraint in all foreign engagements that concern energy policy.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency,
or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented in a manner consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party
against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or any other persons.
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APPENDIX A
NOTIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL ON BEHALF OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NOTIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL ON BEHALF OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
His Excellency Antonio Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
I, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America,
provide notification of withdrawal from the Paris Agreement,
done at Paris, France, on December 12, 2015, on behalf of the
United States of America, based on the authorities vested in me
by the Constitution of the United States.
Done at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of January, 2025.
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Executive Order 14162 of January 20, 2025
Putting America First in International
Environmental Agreements
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The United States must grow its
economy and maintain jobs for its citizens while
playing a leadership role in global efforts to protect
the environment. Over decades, with the help of
sensible policies that do not encumber private-sector
activity, the United States has simultaneously grown
its economy, raised worker wages, increased energy
production, reduced air and water pollution, and
reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The United States'
successful track record of advancing both economic and
environmental objectives should be a model for other
countries.
In recent years, the United States has purported to
join international agreements and initiatives that do
not reflect our country's values or our contributions
to the pursuit of economic and environmental
objectives. Moreover, these agreements steer American
taxpayer dollars to countries that do not require, or
merit, financial assistance in the interests of the
American people.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration
to put the interests of the United States and the
American people first in the development and
negotiation of any international agreements with the
potential to damage or stifle the American economy.
These agreements must not unduly or unfairly burden the
United States.
Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) The United States
Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately
submit formal written notification of the United
States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The notice shall be submitted to the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, the Depositary of the Agreement,
attached as Appendix A. The United States will consider
its withdrawal from the Agreement and any attendant
obligations to be effective immediately upon this
provision of notification.
(b) The United States Ambassador to the United
Nations shall immediately submit written formal
notification to the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, or any relevant party, of the United States'
withdrawal from any agreement, pact, accord, or similar
commitment made under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change.
(c) The United States Ambassador to the United
Nations, in collaboration with the Secretary of State
and Secretary of the Treasury, shall immediately cease
or revoke any purported financial commitment made by
the United States under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change.
(d) Immediately upon completion of the tasks listed
in subsections (a), (b), and (c), the United States
Ambassador to the United Nations, in collaboration with
the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury
shall certify a report to the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy and Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs that describes
in detail any further action required to achieve the
policy objectives set forth in section 2 of this order.
(e) The U.S. International Climate Finance Plan is
revoked and rescinded immediately. The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall,
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within 10 days of this order, issue guidance for the
rescission of all frozen funds.
(f) Within 30 days of this order, the Secretary of
State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of
Commerce, Secretary of Health and Human Services,
Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Agriculture,
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International
Development, Chief Executive Officer of the
International Development Finance Corporation, Chief
Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development
Agency, President of the Export-Import Bank, and head
of any other relevant department or agency shall submit
a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy and the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs that details their actions to revoke
or rescind policies that were implemented to advance
the International Climate Finance Plan.
(g) The Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce,
and the head of any department or agency that plans or
coordinates international energy agreements shall
henceforth prioritize economic efficiency, the
promotion of American prosperity, consumer choice, and
fiscal restraint in all foreign engagements that
concern energy policy.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented in a manner
consistent with applicable law and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or any other
persons.
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January 20, 2025.
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