US Governors have dared President Trump and vowed to continue action on climate change despite the Paris withdrawal.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that two Democratic governors co-chairing the bipartisan US Climate Alliance — a group of 24 states and territories — said they would lead an American delegation to the annual United Nations climate negotiations, slated to take place in Brazil in late 2025.
“It’s critical for the international community to know that climate action will continue in the US,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “The alliance will bring this message to COP30.”
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A UN official who oversees climate change negotiations reiterated “the door remains open to the Paris Agreement” after President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the landmark climate agreement for the second time.
“We welcome constructive engagement from any and all countries,” Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change executive secretary, said in a statement.
Stiell emphasized the importance of the clean energy boom around the world, valued at $2 trillion last year and rising — and warned that countries that don’t embrace it will be left behind. He was echoed by other climate groups.
“There is no energy emergency. There is a climate emergency,” Natural Resources Defense Council President Manish Bapna said in a statement. “The United States is producing more oil and gas than any country in history. On the tailwinds of successful climate and energy policy, the nation is producing more clean power than ever.”
