Swiss NGO urges Bern to raise its climate ambition as US walks away from accords

As Washington withdraws from major climate treaties and organisations, Swiss climate expert Delia Berner warns the move is a “bitter blow” to climate justice. Berner also criticises Switzerland’s delay on climate finance as “irresponsible” at a moment when global action is under strain. US President Donald Trump continues to rapidly reshape America’s climate and energy landscape with sweeping unilateral changes that reverberate far beyond the United States. The Trump administration officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement on January 27 for the second time, and earlier last month announced it will also pull out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as part of its pullout from 66 international organisations. These changes come as Washington continues to dismantle a wide range of domestic climate regulations. Trump’s recent aid freeze also threatens major cuts to overseas spending on climate programmes.