Norway slams US decision to not attend UN COP30 climate change summit
"I regret that the United States is not there. I think the United States should have been around that table," Store said in an interview with a national broadcaster.
Despite Washington’s absence, Store stressed that progress remains possible, noting, "It doesn't fall apart because the US isn't there. The EU must take a bigger role, Norway must take a bigger role, and we must work with China."
He also described the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement as “negative,” warning that “without the Paris Agreement, we would have been in a much more serious place.”
The COP30 summit, hosted for the first time in the Amazon Basin city of Belem, will focus on translating climate pledges into concrete action and increasing financial support for vulnerable nations. The event is expected to draw nearly 50,000 participants amid global tensions and economic challenges affecting cooperation on climate goals.
To alleviate logistical strain, Brazil will hold the leaders’ segment — the Belem Climate Summit — on Thursday and Friday, ahead of the formal COP negotiations.
The US, one of the world’s top emitters, will not send senior officials, a decision linked to President Donald Trump’s earlier withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and his administration’s continued backing of fossil fuels. Trump has repeatedly dismissed climate change, calling it a “Chinese hoax.”
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