The White House has announced that the U.S. will end funding and withdraw from 35 non-United Nations (UN) international and 31 UN organizations, including bodies focusing on clean energy and climate change, that the administration claims are contrary to the country’s interests.

Notably, the U.S. will withdraw from the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, UN Energy, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA).

This announcement comes after the Secretary of State reported his findings to the White House on all international organizations the U.S. belongs to or funds, as well as all treaties and agreements it has signed, to identify which ones are not in the country’s national interest.

President Donald Trump has directed all direct all executive departments and agencies to take immediate steps for the U.S.’s withdrawal from the listed organizations.

IRENA drives the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including solar, wind energy, bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, and ocean energy.

Led by India, ISA was conceptualized on the sidelines of COP21 in Paris in 2015. Over 100 countries are signatories, with 90+ countries having ratified to become full members. Its mission is to unlock $1 trillion in solar investments by 2030 while reducing technology and financing costs.

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary at UNFCC, said, “The United States was instrumental in creating the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, because they are both entirely in its national interests.

While all other nations are stepping forward together, this latest step back from global leadership, climate cooperation and science can only harm the U.S. economy, he said, calling the decision a “colossal own goal.”

Trump’s move signals a gradual shift by the U.S. away from global efforts to combat climate change. Within the U.S., his administration took multiple steps in 2025 to withdraw or reduce support for the renewable energy sector.

In July, Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Treasury to terminate the clean electricity production and investment tax credits for wind and solar facilities and to implement the enhanced foreign entity-of-concern restrictions identified in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act.

In March, the administration announced that solar photovoltaics would no longer qualify under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act.

Weeks after assuming office, Trump issued a raft of executive orders aimed at reversing his predecessor’s climate and energy agenda. One order directed federal agencies to immediately pause the disbursement of funds through the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, which proposed spending millions of dollars to promote clean energy.