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How did Joe Biden return the United States to the Paris Agreement in 2021?
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Paris Agreement
(From left) José Gurría, Justin Trudeau, Enrique Peña Nieto, Jim Yong Kim, François Hollande, Angela Merkel, Michelle Bachelet, and Hailemariam Desalegn during the 2015 UN climate change conference that resulted in the Paris Agreement.
On January 20, 2021, the first day of his term, President Joe Biden reentered the Paris Agreement on behalf of the United States. This action initiated the process that led to the country’s formal reinstatement in February 2021, reversing the withdrawal initiated by the previous administration.12