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But despite the president`s statement from the rose garden that “we`re going out,” it`s not that easy. The withdrawal process requires the agreement to be in place for three years before a country can formally announce its intention to leave. Then he has to wait a year before leaving the pact. This means that the United States could officially leave on November 4, 2020 at the earliest, one day after the presidential election. Even a formal withdrawal would not necessarily be permanent, experts say; a future president could be reinstated in just one month. A “national communication” is a type of report submitted by countries that have ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). [85] Developed countries are required to submit national communications every four years and developing countries should do so. [86] [87] [88] Some least developed countries have not submitted national communications in the past 5 to 15 years[89], mainly due to capacity constraints. .