World leaders secure compromise climate deal, sidestep fossil fuels

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3. At COP30, California Governor Newsom blasts Trump for 'dumb' US climate policy

The link below is over a week old. I missed it in the usual flood of news.

At COP30, California Governor Newsom blasts Trump for 'dumb' US climate policy

BELEM, Brazil, Nov 11 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom assured an audience at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil that his state would continue to prioritize green technology, while blasting U.S. President Donald Trump's "dumb" decision to reverse the federal government's course on climate action.

Newsom, widely considered a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, also sounded alarm bells at the Republican Trump's policies, calling them threats to rule of law and democracy.

Making several appearances at the annual climate summit on Tuesday in the Amazonian city of Belem, Newsom took every opportunity to slam Trump's attacks on the fast-growing clean energy economy. He said Republicans were ceding the fast-growth market to China, which "will dominate in the next great global industry."

"The United States of America is as dumb as we want to be on this topic, but the state of California is not. And so we are going to assert ourselves, we're going to lean in, and we are going to compete in this space." A strident political foe of Trump, Newsom has for months been teasing a run for the White House in 2028.


https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/newsom-brazils-cop30-summit-assure-that-california-is-reliable-partner-climate-2025-11-11/

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