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Trump proves the Paris Agreement was never enough - it’s time for people to lead where politicians have failed

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22.01.2025

21 January 2025, 12:52

By James Skeet

President Trump was sworn in yesterday and has signed an order to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time.

The uncomfortable fact is that the Paris Agreement was dead in the water long before this. It took 30 years to even get a mention of fossil fuels at the COP climate conference, and in 2024 the world breached the safe limit of 1.5 degrees that politicians committed to in 2015. The results of this are clear as day.Just ask a Californian as their state continues to burn.

Last week, a stark warning was issued by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (not generally known for their climate........

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