{"id":77079,"date":"2025-02-20T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=news&p=77079"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:09:43","slug":"operation-damage-control-trumps-executive-orders-and-the-climate","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/news\/operation-damage-control-trumps-executive-orders-and-the-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation damage control: Trump\u2019s executive orders and the climate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Trump’s orders to leave the Paris Agreement and “terminate the Green New Deal” will have far-reaching implications for climate governance and action in the United States and globally, but giving up is not an option, writes Timo Leiter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The executive orders<\/path><\/svg><\/a> signed during Donald Trump’s first days in office have eliminated over 70<\/path><\/svg><\/a> of the Biden administration’s climate and energy initiatives. Litigation and responses from industry, state governments and Congress, together with the reactions of other major powers, will determine whether the objectives of the Paris Agreement remain in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump’s main executive orders affecting climate and energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n