Paris climate agreement

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in 2018. Apple is one of 310 companies calling on the Biden administration to slash carbon emissions.

Hundreds Of Companies Call For U.S. To Slash Carbon Emissions

Eric McDaniel

In a move to curb climate change, an open letter from companies including Apple and Walmart calls on the Biden administration to cut U.S. emissions to at least half of 2005 levels by 2030.

Smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the sky at sunset in September near Emmet, Kan.

U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Agreement On Climate Change

H.J. Mai

The United States on Friday officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on climate change. The landmark 2016 accord is designed to limit global warming and avoid its potentially catastrophic impacts.

U.S. Faces Global Criticism For Ditching Paris Climate Deal

Jaclyn Diaz

The United States received a deluge of criticism from national and international organizations for its departure Wednesday from the Paris Agreement.

The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations that it is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. The move comes as climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires, hurricanes — such as Hurricane Florence in 2018 — and other hazards.

U.S. Formally Begins To Leave The Paris Climate Agreement

Rebecca Hersher

Under the agreement hammered out in 2015, the first day that countries can reverse the promises they made is Nov. 4, 2019. It will be another year before the American withdrawal is official.