President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Monday, once again placing the world's top historic emitter of greenhouse gases outside the global pact aimed at pushing nations to tackle climate change.

The president signed an executive order that raises questions about the timing of his planned exit from the global climate deal.

President Donald Trump will order the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the White House said on Monday, once again placing the world's top historic emitter of greenhouse gas emissions outside of the global pact aimed at pushing nations to tackle climate change through domestic actions.

The United States will be one of only four countries outside the Paris Agreement, which is designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the United States to again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement

For the second time in the past five years, Donald Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. This decision aligns the USA with Iran, Yemen, and Libya—the only countries that have not ratified the agreement aimed at limiting global warming and combating climate change.