However, President Biden’s swift action was widely welcomed in the US and around the world. This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans.” In fact, rigorous analysis has shown that the Paris Agreement is in the economic interests of the US. For instance, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas tweeted : “By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he’s more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh. Some Republican politicians responded negatively to President Biden’s action. Mr Trump had cited bogus reasons to justify his opposition to the Agreement. It reverses the withdrawal of the US from the Agreement that the Trump Administration had completed on 4 November 2020, the day after the presidential election. President Biden indicated during his campaign for the White House that he would take this action on his first day in office. It also deposited the necessary paperwork with the United Nations, indicating that the Agreement “shall enter into force for the United States of America on 19 February 2021 in accordance with article 21 (3) of the Agreement”.
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The White House released a short statement by President Biden, accepting “every article and clause” of the Agreement. Joe Biden has initiated the process of the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement, shortly after his inauguration as President yesterday (21 January).