US climate envoy says fight against climate crisis does not end under Trump
by Dharna Noor in Baku and Oliver Milman in New York from on (#6S4V3)
Even if president-elect rolls back climate progress, John Podesta reaffirms commitment to a clean planet at Cop29
The US climate envoy John Podesta said the fight for a cleaner, safer" planet will not stop under a re-elected Donald Trump even if some progress is reversed, speaking at the Cop29 UN climate talks on Monday as they opened in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Although under Donald Trump's leadership the US federal government placed climate-related actions on the back burner, efforts to prevent climate change remain a commitment in the US and will confidently continue," said Podesta, who is leading the Biden administration's delegation at the annual talks.
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