Us exit: A Ruthless Attack on Climate & Health

Trump’s reckless exit from the Paris Agreement & WHO endangers the planet and humanity.

The US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the WHO is not just policy—it’s a blatant attack on global solidarity. This move prioritizes fossil fuel profits and corporate greed over human lives, proving once again that capitalism and sustainability cannot coexist. The fight for climate justice and public health must be waged beyond neoliberal compromises.

The US exit from the Paris Agreement and the WHO is a ruthless act of capitalist self-interest, prioritizing corporate elites over global well-being. Climate change and public health are not national issues but struggles for all of humanity. The US, responsible for nearly 15% of global CO₂ emissions, abandoning the Paris Agreement is an insult to those fighting for climate justice. With global temperatures already 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels, every delay in climate action brings us closer to irreversible catastrophe—rising sea levels, extreme weather, and mass displacement.

But this isn’t just about climate denial. It’s about protecting fossil fuel industries and corporate polluters who have long dictated US policy. While nations in the Global South suffer the harshest effects of climate change—droughts, floods, and food insecurity—the world’s richest country walks away from its obligations. The European Commission’s response remains disappointingly weak, prioritizing transatlantic relations over the needs of people and the planet.

At the same time, the US withdrawal from the WHO is a death sentence for millions, particularly in developing countries that depend on global cooperation for vaccines, medical aid, and pandemic preparedness. The US, the WHO’s largest financial contributor, is abandoning a crucial institution while millions still suffer from the aftershocks of COVID-19. This reckless move reinforces the idea that human lives are secondary to corporate and nationalist interests.

The so-called European Green Deal, while an improvement, remains trapped in a capitalist framework. Green capitalism cannot save us. Without systemic change—without challenging the corporations responsible for pollution and exploitation—no climate action plan will be enough. What we need is an ecological just transition, one that not only shifts away from fossil fuels but ensures economic justice for workers and frontline communities.

Achieving true climate justice means breaking free from neoliberal compromises. It means a rapid, publicly funded transition to renewable energy, rejecting profit-driven climate policies, and investing in the most vulnerable. It means prioritizing people over profit, solidarity over nationalism, and collective action over corporate greenwashing. The fight for a sustainable future is not a national issue—it’s a fight for the survival of all humanity.