Global reckoning [image: A scene from the Global Day of Action event at COP29.] <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmbogdoez3DqH6CDezGiJqpxxxspg3fHy3x3WzGrjI-RTggIiTKjlyBhAlol6pnStFuQ-yfcimbXYOTJRGGUxUTcJnDk64O666Tz2sZ3H-sMVdE4IqyzJv7nTLngrHR2H8lF8pWLxI093HfO_hBHyxC26_8on8-k8aX5a2wGaftKeF4y6apMtotEDyKM741O_ZeqeoCsY5o_TME4XNFEtjJOXSGvuXIXCGLDgMJb6l03/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZlSXdbZ_fJ8zSU4j4Bf3KZwmk-LyQZiRIaoOZNsFHTld9Z610o83PlRmFJJHPff1qCq3OF2o=> As U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term by exiting the Paris Agreement <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POvs9iWuGmzJlMVJ5DFFjzMIjPKJpspz6ngnISu7iyzXZidi555kIyWnWGPD30c2RFMJ212P5yaUthuSzpu_-s4CLyhJz1tuK1L0mv8aqTrFyNwlIL8gWDFcb1Ud9dfHFUFS635z7de2_EOnsDcEU52JqLbwUXqptyYahp6fFpXV36r-qkYAOk2L1759tPaFXfDmMS5AOEYWJFV55fmJbcD4l4HOQmUEktGdEofbAzBod/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZlSXdbZ_fJ8zSU4j4Bf3KZwmk-LyQZiRIaoOZNsFHTld9Z610o83PlRmFJJHPff1qCq3OF2o=>, the climate community faces a major upheaval. His push for fossil fuels over renewable energy has sparked both concern and mobilization. “It is *a worrying time because some countries are being ambivalent* about how to deal with the climate problem when what you need is strong political will and action — driven from all countries and all sectors — to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement,” says Sandeep Sengupta of the International Union for Conservation of Nature <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZlSXdbSQVUxZax--_7MA0gVpKKizSpDK7IsM2Gp2Iu-B3F1D7v7JAezsl8dMFNhT11NmQ1XY=> . This shift has led to the *cancellation of over 130 U.S. climate-related foreign aid contracts*, affecting projects globally and *slashing U.N. climate funding by 21%*. With USAID's climate funding also at risk, job cuts and project reductions loom <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmbogdoez3DqH6CDezGiJqpxxxspg3fHy3x3WzGrjI-RTggIiTKjlyBhAlol6pnStFuQ-yfcimbXYOTJRGGUxUTcJnDk64O666Tz2sZ3H-sMVdE4IqyzJv7nTLngrHR2H8lF8pWLxI093HfO_hBHyxC26_8on8-k8aX5a2wGaftKeF4y6apMtotEDyKM741O_ZeqeoCsY5o_TME4XNFEtjLnHnl_V9MB_EpxwlnH0iZM/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZlSXdbZ_fJ8zSU4j4Bf3KZwmk-LyQZiRIaoOZNsFHTld9Z610o83PlRmFJJHPff1qCq3OF2o=>, Devex contributing reporter Rebecca Root writes. Despite these setbacks, environmental consultant Ro Hill encourages resilience: “You just have to look across the planet and see how many good people are working on solutions ... and be inspired by that. We have to recognize and strengthen and support and not give in to despair,” she states. *Read:* How climate change workers feel under Trump 2.0 <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmbogdoez3DqH6CDezGiJqpxxxspg3fHy3x3WzGrjI-RTggIiTKjlyBhAlol6pnStFuQ-yfcimbXYOTJRGGUxUTcJnDk64O666Tz2sZ3H-sMVdE4IqyzJv7nTLngrHR2H8lF8pWLxI093HfO_hBHyxC26_8on8-k8aX5a2wGaftKeF4y6apMtotEDyKM741O_ZeqeoCsY5o_TME4XNFEtjJi33Mwi1TEvzgAlmtZIxrG/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZlSXdbZ_fJ8zSU4j4Bf3KZwmk-LyQZiRIaoOZNsFHTld9Z610o83PlRmFJJHPff1qCq3OF2o=> [image: “Career”] <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZlSXdbVPLYLSwa8KWId-WUWkmNgrYqeL6xow8FgSWFTU1LdVaYJIdswB0PbXD0sB3Bg_dY_8=>