Global ambition to tackle climate change weakened by Trump

RTÉ News ^ | Sunday, 4 Jan 2026 17:35 | George Lee, Environment Correspondent

[Olog-hai]

Many environment and climate-related stories hit the headlines in 2025.

Here at home, we had the record-breaking Storm Éowyn, one of the most powerful and widespread wind events to hit Ireland since the so-called “Night of the Big Wind” in 1839.

Globally we had confirmation that average temperatures throughout the past three years exceeded 1.5°C of warming, and each of the past three years was either the hottest, the second hottest or the third hottest year on record. […]

But one story is head and shoulders above all others when it comes to the most consequential environment event of 2025. It is the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President last January. The zeal with which he and his Republicans have torn up America’s long established climate policies is a huge blow to global efforts to mitigate climate change.

On his first day back in office, Mr. Trump made a huge deal out of publicly signing an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. He has repeatedly claimed climate change is a hoax. It sent a very strong signal that any promises and commitments made by the biggest polluters and the richest countries cannot be relied upon.

If the United States can change its position after every election, then all other countries become less willing to make painful concessions and commitments to decarbonize their economies and societies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions now.

This is a huge issue for developing countries, the so-called Global South, where population growth is strongest and the need for economic progress is desperate. …

[Jim Noble]

Global ambition to tackle climate change weakened by Trump

Actually, I think it's weakened by reality finally penetrating even the stupidist.

[rktman]

👍

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Global Ambition to Enslave World Weakend by Trump

there. fixed it.

[Uncle Miltie]

Yay!

I voted for this!

[Blennos]

I've always referred to it as The Jab, myself.

The PDS designation came from the departed and sorely missed Dr. Vladimir Zelenko. He was the first who warned of the dangers of this bioweapon. He saved my family and myriad others with his sage advice. RIP.

[trebb]

“Climate change = weather.
We are coming out of an ice age.”

Yep - and my 7th grade science teacher, in the 60’s knew it - but for some reason, all these government (taxpayer) funded “scientists” can’t seem to grasp it - and the fact that the oceans have been much lower and higher in the Earth’s history.

[Rlsau1]

Global Warming/Climate Change is the largest financial scam in the history of the world. One can only imagine the benefits to the Earth and humanity if all those $trillions had been used to clean up and improve the environment.