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Democratic leaders criticize U.S. absence at COP and blame fossil-fuel influence
Summary
Leader Jeffries and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said at a Senate-side event that the United States’ absence from the COP in Belém, Brazil signals Washington’s failure on climate and reflects the influence of fossil-fuel donors; they urged carbon pricing and public mobilization.
Leader Jeffries and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi used a public appearance on the Senate side to criticize the United States’ absence from the recent U.N. climate conference in Belém, Brazil and to accuse the Trump administration of siding with fossil-fuel interests instead of representing public climate priorities.
Unidentified Speaker, who opened the event, said the State Department declined to support the speaker’s credentialing for the COP and that travel to the meeting was facilitated by the Global…
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