California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the United States’ absence from climate discussions and classified the Donald Trump administration’s stance as “dumb”.
“China is invading and will dominate the next big global industry. So I’m here from an economic perspective as well. The United States of America is being as dumb as it wants to be on this topic. But the state of California is not,” he said.
Under Trump, the US left the Paris Agreement and, for the first time in history, did not send an official delegation to the United Nations Climate Summit (COP).
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The governor of California is one of the local leaders representing the country at the event, part of a coalition of 24 states (the US Climate Alliance) that continue to invest in climate action and seek to deliver results despite federal setbacks. “It’s a disgrace, an abdication of leadership. We’re trying to fill the void,” he said.
To the Estadãosaid its mission at COP30 is to ensure that California is a “stable partner with consistent policies” and that it has “an open hand, not a clenched fist, on climate policy and low-carbon green growth.”
Newsom participated in a panel at the German pavilion at COP30, in Belém, this Tuesday, 11th. The governor highlighted that California differentiates itself from the “current occupant of the White House”, in reference to Trump, and is a stable and reliable partner.
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He stressed that investing in climate solutions is an economic issue and that “climate risk is financial risk”.
The governor stated that the discussion on the agenda “has been expanded by Democratic and Republican administrations” and cited leaders such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, both former Republican presidents, who contributed to the role that California currently plays. “It’s not something ideological,” he said.
