Trump promotes an economic vision that relies heavily on the exploration and export of fossil energy. In his speech, he claimed that the exploitation of “liquid gold” in the form of United States oil and gas reserves would be the key to boosting the United States economy. This vision would be achieved by promising to lower energy prices, replenish strategic reserves, and increase energy exports. This approach demonstrates a policy prioritization that views fossil energy exploration as a key pillar of economic development, while ignoring the long-term impact on the environment (McGrath, 2025).
World Leaders Response
The United States second exit from the Paris Agreement was responded to by Simon Stiel, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, who said that ignoring climate change will send all the economic opportunity and wealth from the Green Industry to competing countries while climate disasters such as droughts, wildfires, and major storms will continue to worsen, destroying property and businesses, hitting food production across the country, and driving price inflation throughout the economy. Similarly, Evans Njewa, Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group in the UN Climate Negotiations, deplored the United States plan as it threatens to reverse hard-won gains in reducing emissions & put vulnerable countries at greater risk (Volcovici dkk., 2025).
Other countries have also commented on the United States exit from the Paris Agreement. Mao Ning, as Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is concerned about the exit of the United States. This is because climate change is a common challenge facing all humanity. No country can avoid it, and no country can be immune to it. This was also responded to by Marina Silva, Brazils Minister of Environment, who stated that Donald Trumps decision to reject the energy transition to renewable energy and ignore the urgency of fighting climate change is contrary to science and evidence-based policies that emphasize the importance of addressing the impacts of extreme weather. This approach overrides common sense and real evidence of environmental threats, despite the clear adverse impacts of climate change, including in the United States (Volcovici dkk., 2025).
How about Indonesia?
The exit of the United States from the Paris Agreement could have an impact on Indonesia. This can happen because the United States is one of the countries that provides the largest funding in climate change control. With the exit of the United States from this agreement, it will potentially affect other countries in their commitment to providing climate change funding and assistance. This will affect other developing countries that need funding for the development of green projects, one of which is Indonesia.
As a solution, Sahara, a Research Associate at CORE Indonesia, stated that to mitigate the impact, Indonesia could optimize its carbon trading. This is done as the main focus in obtaining sustainability funding sources, if donor countries will reduce the amount of funding (Khaerunnisa, 2025).