US EditionUS Not Sending Any High-Level Officials to COP30
More than 100 U.S. state and local leaders will attend COP30 despite no top federal officials, representing two-thirds of the U.S. population and over 50% of emissions, organizers said.
- On Saturday, a White House official said the United States government under President Donald Trump is not sending any high level representatives to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month.
- After withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, President Donald Trump returned in January and the administration has pushed to boost fossil fuels internationally, shaping its COP30 stance.
- More than 100 state and local US leaders, including governors and mayors, are still expected to join the talks, with Gina McCarthy saying the group heading to Brazil represents two-thirds of the US population and more than 50% of U.S. emissions.
- In total, 170 delegations are accredited for the COP30 conference, with fewer than 60 world leaders confirmed for the Nov 6-7 summit, Brazil said.
- UNEP warns that a widening climate adaptation finance gap and unclear executive branch authority over Senate-ratified treaties increase the role of local leaders acting independently.
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DNyuzCOP30: US not sending any high-level officials — White House
A Trump administration official said the "tide was turning" on climate change, which the US president recently called the "greatest con job." The COP30 UN climate talks are due to begin in Brazil in a few days.
The country will not send any high-ranking officials to COP30, the United Nations climate conference to be held in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21, as the White House confirmed this Saturday to the AFP agency. Read more]]>
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US not sending any high-level officials to COP30
The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, a White House official said Saturday, as President Donald Trump instead works to boost fossil fuels.
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The United States will not send "high-level representatives" to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, which starts on 10 November.
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