Trump the ‘biggest loser’ for scrapping climate action, John Kerry says at Cop31
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Key context: <p>Kerry decries president for ceding clean-energy dominance to China and says climate crisis still a key issue for voters</p><p>Donald Trump is the “biggest loser we’ve seen in a long time” for scrapping action on the climate crisis and ceding the clean energy race to China, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said.</p><p>Kerry, speaking at the Cop31 climate summit in Turkey, criticized Trump for withdrawing the US from the international climate process and axing measures that reduced planet-heating emissions. Unlike almost all other countries in the world, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/09/cop31-climate-democrats-midterms">has sent no delegation to the resort city of Antalya</a> for the annual UN climate talks, which started on Monday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/12/trump-loser-john-kerry-cop31">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Kerry decries president for ceding clean-energy dominance to China and says climate crisis still a key issue for votersDonald Trump is the “biggest loser we’ve seen in a long time” for scrapping action on the climate crisis and ceding the clean energy race to China, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said.Kerry, speaking at the Cop31 climate summit in Turkey, criticized Trump for withdrawing the US from the international climate process and axing measures that reduced planet-heating emissions. Unlike almost all other countries in the world, the Trump administration has sent no delegation to the resort city of Antalya for the annual UN climate talks, which started on Monday. Continue reading...
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