--- title: Donald Trump Paris Agreement Announcement: Watch Online description: President Donald Trump will announce Thursday if he has decided to withdraw the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement. canonical: https://time.com/4800947/donald-trump-paris-climate-change-watch-live/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-01T12:32:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T07:24:56.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Announces His Decision to Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement og:description: Trump is widely expected to withdraw from the pact og:url: https://time.com/4800947/donald-trump-paris-climate-change-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt020fbe6a20b6f496/6988cf7e7cdbaceff7d588eb/gettyimages-688648536.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: NATO summit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Announces His Decision to Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement twitter:description: Trump is widely expected to withdraw from the pact twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt020fbe6a20b6f496/6988cf7e7cdbaceff7d588eb/gettyimages-688648536.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Announces His Decision to Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement > Sponsored content. 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The American president came into office after promising to "cancel" the deal and after months of reconsidering has now told aides he plans to do just that. Here's a look at three major costs of withdrawal._  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:24 AM UTCPublished: Jun 1, 2017 12:32 PM UTC President Donald Trump announced on Thursday plans for the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, fulfilling a major campaign promise while hampering international efforts to slow global warming.  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:24 AM UTCPublished: Jun 1, 2017 12:32 PM UTC After much speculation, [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4799194/donald-trump-paris-climate-agreement/) will announce Thursday that he [has decided to withdraw the U.S. ](http://time.com/4801134/paris-agreement-withdrawal-donald-trump-rose-garden/)from the landmark Paris climate agreement. [Trump previously told aides he intends to pull out of the agreement ](http://time.com/4799194/donald-trump-paris-climate-agreement/?iid=sr-link3)but had not decided exactly how to do it. Even as reports in multiple news outlets Wednesday indicated that Trump planned to leave the accord, the President declined to confirm or deny anything publicly, only saying on Twitter late Wednesday that he would be making his announcement Thursday. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/870083798981111808) Only two of the 197 nations in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change declined to sign the agreement: Nicaragua and Syria. The former[ declined to sign ](http://time.com/4799844/nicaragua-paris-climate-agreement-countries/?iid=sr-link4)because of concerns the agreement would not do enough to combat climate change. News that Trump would leave the agreement immediately drew condemnation from Democratic lawmakers and prominent business leaders[ like Elon Musk.](http://fortune.com/2017/05/31/elon-musk-donald-trump-advisory-council-paris-agreement/) Trump’s announcement is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. E.T. 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