Trump Order Taking US Out of UN Climate Orgs Caps Flood of Corporate Exits

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 20, 2025. Reuters/Anderson CoelhoPresident Donald Trump put another dent in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement, withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 65 other international organizations dedicated to climate and social justice.Trump’s order caps a recent trend in which many corporations have also canceled their decades-long commitments to left-wing global alliances, undermining what had been a highly influential worldwide movement that once included the world’s largest nations and companies.