Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

               Section 1. Purpose. The United States must grow its 
               economy and maintain jobs for its citizens while 
               playing a leadership role in global efforts to protect 
               the environment. Over decades, with the help of 
               sensible policies that do not encumber private-sector 
               activity, the United States has simultaneously grown 
               its economy, raised worker wages, increased energy 
               production, reduced air and water pollution, and 
               reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The United States' 
               successful track record of advancing both economic and 
               environmental objectives should be a model for other 
               countries.

               In recent years, the United States has purported to 
               join international agreements and initiatives that do 
               not reflect our country's values or our contributions 
               to the pursuit of economic and environmental 
               objectives. Moreover, these agreements steer American 
               taxpayer dollars to countries that do not require, or 
               merit, financial assistance in the interests of the 
               American people.

               Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration 
               to put the interests of the United States and the 
               American people first in the development and 
               negotiation of any international agreements with the 
               potential to damage or stifle the American economy. 
               These agreements must not unduly or unfairly burden the 
               United States.

               Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) The United States 
               Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately 
               submit formal written notification of the United 
               States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the 
               United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 
               The notice shall be submitted to the Secretary-General 
               of the United Nations, the Depositary of the Agreement, 
               attached as Appendix A. The United States will consider 
               its withdrawal from the Agreement and any attendant 
               obligations to be effective immediately upon this 
               provision of notification.

                   (b) The United States Ambassador to the United 
               Nations shall immediately submit written formal 
               notification to the Secretary-General of the United 
               Nations, or any relevant party, of the United States' 
               withdrawal from any agreement, pact, accord, or similar 
               commitment made under the United Nations Framework 
               Convention on Climate Change.
                   (c) The United States Ambassador to the United 
               Nations, in collaboration with the Secretary of State 
               and Secretary of the Treasury, shall immediately cease 
               or revoke any purported financial commitment made by 
               the United States under the United Nations Framework 
               Convention on Climate Change.
                   (d) Immediately upon completion of the tasks listed 
               in subsections (a), (b), and (c), the United States 
               Ambassador to the United Nations, in collaboration with 
               the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury 
               shall certify a report to the Assistant to the 
               President for Economic Policy and Assistant to the 
               President for National Security Affairs that describes 
               in detail any further action required to achieve the 
               policy objectives set forth in section 2 of this order.
                   (e) The U.S. International Climate Finance Plan is 
               revoked and rescinded immediately. The Director of the 
               Office of Management and Budget shall,
               within 10 days of this order, issue guidance for the 
               rescission of all frozen funds.
                   (f) Within 30 days of this order, the Secretary of 
               State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of 
               Commerce, Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
               Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Agriculture, 
               Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
               Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International 
               Development, Chief Executive Officer of the 
               International Development Finance Corporation, Chief 
               Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge 
               Corporation, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development 
               Agency, President of the Export-Import Bank, and head 
               of any other relevant department or agency shall submit 
               a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic 
               Policy and the Assistant to the President for National 
               Security Affairs that details their actions to revoke 
               or rescind policies that were implemented to advance 
               the International Climate Finance Plan.
                   (g) The Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, 
               and the head of any department or agency that plans or 
               coordinates international energy agreements shall 
               henceforth prioritize economic efficiency, the 
               promotion of American prosperity, consumer choice, and 
               fiscal restraint in all foreign engagements that 
               concern energy policy.

               Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
               shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                   (b) This order shall be implemented in a manner 
               consistent with applicable law and subject to the 
               availability of appropriations.
                   (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
               create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
               enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
               the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
               entities, its officers, employees, or any other 
               persons.
               
               DONALD J. TRUMP

               THE WHITE HOUSE,

                   January 20, 2025.