Debate over climate science, transition away from fossil fuels, electrification and climate finance can begin in earnest as world leaders leave UN summit
Given Sheldon Whitehouse’s often lonely climate advocacy in American politics, it is grimly suitable that he is the only US senator here at Cop31.
The Rhode Island lawmaker is with a group of other Democrats who are, in a sort of unofficial way, representing the US. Donald Trump has, for the second year in a row, not sent a delegation to Cop and has recently spent time talking about solar panels frying animals to death and how he won’t allow any “loser” wind turbines.
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