The Trump administration didn't send a delegation to COP30. How the US is maintaining a presence at the climate summit
Source: ABC News
November 15, 2025, 5:05 AM
The United States is maintaining a presence at COP30, despite the Trump administration declining to send an official delegation to the climate conference in Brazil.
This is the first time since the inaugural Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1995 that the U.S. will not be officially represented at the annual climate summit.
However, a large number of state and local representatives -- as well as environmental nonprofits based in the U.S. -- are in attendance.
A coalition of 100 local U.S. leaders -- including governors, mayors and other top city and state officials -- made the trip to Belem, Brazil, as part of the U.S. Climate Alliance.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administration-send-delegation-cop30-us-maintaining-presence/story?id=127524096
Link to U.S. Climate Alliance PRESS RELEASE - Governors Evers and Lujan Grisham, Mayor Gallego, and Gina McCarthy to Lead U.S. Delegation Of 100+ Local Leaders to Global Climate Convenings in Brazil
Link to U.S. Climate Alliance ANNUAL REPORT PRESS RELEASE - U.S. Climate Alliance Releases Annual Report Detailing Sustained State-Led Progress, Path Forward Despite Obstacles
Link to U.S. Climate Alliance ANNUAL REPORT - https://usclimatealliance.org/report/2025-annual-report/
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