The State Department of USA This Friday announced the closure of the office that manages the country’s climate diplomacy, which would mean that the world’s first economy will not attend the Cop30 de November Summit in Brazil.
President’s administration Donald Trump confirmed that he closed the Global Change Officewhich represented the United States in the United Nations climate diplomacy.
“We will not participate in international agreements and initiatives that do not reflect the values of our country,” said a state department spokesman.
“Consequently, this office is unnecessary,” he said.
The decision is not surprising because Trump is a recognized skeptic of climate change.
Just after returning to the White House on January 20, He tried for the second time to withdraw the United States from the historic Paris agreementwith which almost all countries in the world promised to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to limit global warming to less than 2 ° C.
However, a total absence of USA At the November Summit in the Brazilian city of Belém would involve an important change in global climate diplomacy.
Even if the US administration finally sends a representative to the negotiations on the climate, this will mark a turn in the position of the position.
He former president Joe Biden He raised the climate sent position to the category of cabinet member, and appointed John Kerry, former secretary of state, senator and presidential candidate for the position.
The planet has already heated at least 1.36 ° C above the pre -industrial temperatureaccording to the Copernicus Climate Surveillance Program of the European Union.
Scientists warn that a heating of 1.5 ° C would be sufficient to cause serious damage to the planet, such as the increase in disasters and the disappearance of most coral reefs.
