US GHG emissions vs NDC targets: 5 reasons why Trump could be the worst thing for climate

The second Trump presidency is set to regress on domestic climate action, retreat from international climate arena and reduce availability of multilateral climate funds

On Monday, 20th January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House for his second Presidential term. An avid climate denier, Trump’s return signals even greater risk to the developing world. Receding from Global climate action.

The US is currently the world’s 2nd largest emitter of Greenhouse Gases. It's one of the nations that is expected to reduce its emissions substantially and follow through with its climate pledges.

Moreover, other nations are looking forward to the US’ Nationally Determined contributions or NDCs in this matter. Trump, on the other hand, on the first day, denied these climate pledges and pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement for the next 4 years.