Overview
- The United States skipped COP30 in Belém and sent no senior delegation, the first such absence in the summit’s 30-year history.
- Gavin Newsom called Donald Trump "only temporary" and urged people to stand up to what he described as a tyrant during conference remarks.
- He condemned the renewed U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and said a Democratic victory would bring an immediate reentry.
- He pledged that California will continue to promote and compete in green technologies and underscored the state's role in the Under2Coalition.
- He warned that China is poised to dominate clean-tech markets and is reported to be considering a 2028 presidential run.