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Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement

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The Paris accord was adopted in 2015 , committing nearly 200 countries including the US to working together to stop global average temperatures from rising much higher than they have already.

The US was already the biggest historical emitter of planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions and the the world’s leading oil and gas producer, giving it sway in global climate negotiations.